New York City will end its relationship with a medical services company tasked with housing and caring for an influx of international migrants, following scrutiny over the company’s lucrative deal with the city and the quality of its humanitarian services.
FILE - Migrants pick up blankets near a Migrant Assistance Center at St. Brigid Elementary School on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in New York. Mayor Eric Adam's office on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, said New York City will end its relationship with a medical services company tasked with housing and caring for an influx of international migrants, following scrutiny over the company's lucrative deal with the city and the quality of its humanitarian services.
The company will continue to provide services for migrants who were relocated upstate until a new vendor is picked. The city will use an existing contract with the company Garner Environmental Services to care for migrants in the metropolitan area, until another vendor is selected.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
New York City, New York job with Columbia Center for Translational ImmunologyThe Laboratory of Arnold Han MD, PhD is inviting applications for a dynamic and highly motivated postdoctoral research scientist to join his research program in immunology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Read more »
New York City landlord deemed city's 'worst' faces arrest over hundreds of open violationsAn arrest warrant has been issued for a landlord deemed New York City's worst.
Read more »
New York City nonprofits recommend ways city, state can help address cost of livingTwo New York City nonprofits released a policy brief Tuesday recommending ways the city and state can address the cost of living.
Read more »
When New York Made Baseball and Baseball Made New YorkAdam Gopnik reviews “The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City,” by Kevin Baker, and “Jimmy Breslin: Essential Writings,” edited by Dan Barry.
Read more »
New York City taking a slice out of iconic pizza shops with new green ruleNew York City quietly approved a green-fueled rule requiring restaurants with coal- and wooden-fire ovens installed prior to 2016 to cut emissions by 75%.
Read more »
New York City pizzerias face challenges with new green energy regulationsOne of the oldest coal-fire pizzerias in America is serving a cautionary tale as more than 100 other pizza shops in New York City prepare for new green energy regulations.
Read more »