On what date do NYC public schools open for the new school year?
The new school year for New York City public schools begins on Thursday, September 7, 2023. To view the 2023-2024 school year calendar for all 3K-12 NYCDOE public schools, click here.
FAQ: Back to School Info for Immigrant Families
Immigration Advocates, Unions, Civic Groups Call on Biden Admin to Re-Designate TPS, Accelerate Work Authorization of Asylum Seekers
New York, NY — Today, a unique group of organizations representing various sectors of New York City rallied in Battery Park to demand the federal government to expand Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in order to grant immediate access to work authorizations for recently arrived asylum seekers.
Immigrant Advocates Demand Adams Administration Stop Wasteful Spending & Invest in all New Yorkers
New York, NY—Today, New York City Mayor Adams held a press conference to announce that his administration may need to deepen cuts to city services, as a result of the increasing cost of housing asylum seekers.
Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:
“Mayor Eric Adams must stop doubling and tripling down on bad strategies and policies that don't work and never did.
Immigrant Advocates Demand Federal Government to Step Up & Increase Support for Asylum Seekers in New York
New York, NY—Today, the U.S. The Department of Homeland Security sent an “assessment team” to New York City to evaluate the ability of the state and city to handle the ongoing arrivals of asylum seekers.
Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition:
“This past weekend marked the anniversary of the first buses arriving at Port Authority, and, still, the Federal government has made very little progress in delivering Humanitarian Parole or providing Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to these asylum seekers.
Immigrant Advocates Applaud California Court of Appeals for Rejecting Noncitizen Voting Challenge
New York, NY— Yesterday, the Californian Court of Appeal rejected the challenge against Proposition N - which allows noncitizen residents who are adult parents or guardians of children under the age of 19 living in San Francisco to vote in school board elections.
Immigrant Advocates Urge NYC to Reclassify Respite & Relief Centers as Shelters
New York, NY—Today, NYC Mayor Eric Adams announced the opening of a new Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center (HERRC) at Randall’s Island, in partnership with New York State. This announcement followed on the heels of the opening of a new respite site for recently arrived asylum seekers at the Sunset Park Recreation Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
Immigrant Advocates Denounce Putnam County’s Extreme Asylum Seeker Ban
New York, NY—Yesterday, the Putnam County Legislature passed a measure to expand the Putnam County Code entitled “Unauthorized Operation of Homeless Shelters,” to include temporary housing of asylum seekers. In addition, the County Executive Kevin Byrne has advanced legislation to make Putnam a ‘rule of law’ county, to remove any ‘sanctuary designation’ associated with Putnam.
Immigrant Advocates Disappointed in City Budget, Commend City Council’s Efforts
New York, NY—Today, the New York City Mayor and City Council agreed to an $107 billion executive budget for fiscal year 2024, with $8 billion in reserves. This includes restoring the $36.2 million investment in the public library system; increasing baseline funding for Fair Fares to $95 million to expand eligibility; $16 million in funding for 600 Promise NYC child care slots for undocumented children and their families; $4 million to continue funding for DOE’s Immigrant Family Engagement program, which helps parents, who either do not speak English or are outside the nine standard translated languages, communicate with schools about their children’s education.