NYC Houses of Worship to Shelter Migrants Amid Crisis

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that 50 houses of worship across the city will start sheltering migrants next month as part of a new two-year partnership with the New York Disaster Interfaith Services. The city is currently struggling to house 45,900 asylum seekers in 157 emergency sites set up across the five boroughs. Each of the 50 faith-based locations will cater for roughly 19 adult men, and the city will pay the place of worship sites $65 per night for each migrant under the plan. The move comes as part of a new two-year partnership with the New York Disaster Interfaith Services.