Gothamist: Mayor Mamdani orders review of NYC shelters for migrants
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has signed an emergency executive order that would require the city to create a plan within 45 days to close or renovate the city’s emergency migrant shelters, City Hall announced.
The Department of Social Services and Department of Homeless Services, in conjunction with the Law Department, must create a plan by Feb. 19 for the city’s emergency shelters to come into compliance with the city’s laws governing maximum capacity requirements and cooking facilities in shelters for families, according to the order.