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Dear New Yorkers,

In the latest blow to the legal right to shelter in New York City, state officials have granted the city permission to begin evicting many of the roughly 30,000 migrant parents and children living in Department of Homeless Services shelters.

The state’s decision allows DHS to remove families from shelter with 60 days’ notice if they are not receiving public assistance.

Most migrant families live in roughly 150 shelters overseen by the Department of Homeless Services, which had spared them until now from the 60-day limits on city shelter stays that took effect in January in shelters run by other city agencies.

City officials informed shelter providers about the new rules on a call on Monday, according to one person on the call who asked for anonymity. The call was marked by a note of panic, the provider said.

“‘What does this mean? What does it mean for the kids?’” the provider said people on the call wanted to know. “‘Where do they go? Do they come back to us?’”

Read more here about who will receive notices, and what the exceptions are.

Weather scoop by New York Metro Weather Wednesday's Weather Rating: 9/10. Autumn, is that you?! High temperatures in the mid-70s with comfortable dew points and a great breeze. A few isolated showers are expected this afternoon, but otherwise the vibes are VERY good out there today!

Our Other Top Stories

A 63-year-old Rikers detainee was taken to a Queens hospital and pronounced dead early yesterday morning. It is unclear what the cause of death was but there were two “staff involved injuries,” according to an internal report. It marks the fifth death in city jails this year so far — after nine in 2023, 19 in 2022 and 16 in 2021.  At a press conference yesterday, Mayor Eric Adams dodged THE CITY’s questions about subpoenas federal investigators issued to him, staffers at City Hall and his campaign in July. The mayor said that he is “going to let this run its course.” The three subpoenas were served in July, as the New York Times first reported, and sought text messages, communications and documents related to the mayor’s 2021 campaign and his international travel. A landlord with dozens of apartment buildings in Brooklyn and Upper Manhattan will have to pay back prospective tenants it rejected because they sought to use government housing vouchers to help pay rent. Under an agreement with New York Attorney General Letitia James, the property owner and manager, Shamco Management Corp., will also have to rent dozens of apartments to people who pay with the help of vouchers, such as Section 8 or CityFHEPS.  For the second time, the city Department of Transportation has walked back its own plans for a controversial redesign of McGuinness Boulevard in Brooklyn. The redrawn plans will extend a bike lane to the southern half of McGuinness Boulevard, but won’t reduce the number of traffic lanes on the four-lane roadway as planned — after donors to Mayor Eric Adams, and his top advisor, intervened.

Reporter’s Notebook

Paramount Layoffs Hit NYC

The city’s high-paying information industry, which has lost 17% of its jobs since October 2022, will lose another 469 in the coming months as Paramount, which owns CBS, Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central and other media properties, sheds 15% of its global workforce. The layoffs come as Paramount prepares to merge with Skydance Media.

Most of the jobs to be eliminated are at the company’s headquarters at 1515 Broadway, according to a required notification filed with the state Labor Department. But 33 are located at the 57th Street CBS broadcast center and appear to be at the television network.

Since peaking at a record 244,900 jobs, the city’s information sector has lost 41,500 positions as of July, in professions such as publishing, film and TV production, broadcasting, digital content, streaming, podcasting and telecommunications. With an average wage of $191,000, the sector is one of the highest-paying industries in the city.

— Greg David

Things To Do

Here’s what’s going on around the city this week.

Thursday, Aug. 22: Nature Exploration: Wildlife Appreciation, a series of nature education programs celebrating local plants, animals and insects. Free on Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Audubon Center in Prospect Park. Saturday, Aug. 24: An outdoor performance of “Tosca” by the New York City Opera. Free from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in Bryant Park in Manhattan. Saturday, Aug. 24: NYC Discovery Lab, family-friendly activities that dive into how the city’s water works. Free with admission from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Museum of the City of New York in Manhattan.

THE KICKER: People are mad about a planned 1,000-person venue in Greenpoint, reports BK Reader.

Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Wednesday.

Love,

THE CITY

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