NYC to end controversial debit card program for migrants, City Hall says

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Thursday November 7, 2024 [Donate now]( [NYC to end controversial debit card program for migrants, City Hall says]( [A woman prepares to serve dinner to asylum-seeker families in New York City on June 27, 2023.]( [The Adams administration has touted the pilot program as a cost-saving measure and a way to limit food waste, while conservatives have criticized it as vulnerable to misuse.]( More Stories From Today [A woman reaching into the fridge to stock it.]( [More New Yorkers are hiring personal chefs. They say it costs less than takeout.]( [A growing number of companies are connecting chefs with prospective clients.]( [The 72nd Street subway station on the B and C lines seen in 2018.]( [Some subway service disrupted as NYPD investigates Upper West Side shooting]( [A 47-year-old man was shot and injured, police said.]( [District 4 (LI Nassau County) Anthony D’Esposito* Laura Gillen]( [Democrat Laura Gillen defeats incumbent GOP Rep. D’Esposito for Long Island seat]( [The close race took almost two days to call, flipping another crucial House seat for New York Democrats.]( [southern Brooklyn, seen from above]( [Early Addition: An extremely detailed map of how every NYC neighborhood voted]( [Because Orthodox neighborhoods really showed up for Trump, here are your early links: Fordham men's water polo is killing it, South Jersey town ends its 120-year-old booze ban, butter reviews and more.]( [Daniel Penny is escorted in handcuffs by the NYPD after turning himself into the 5th Precinct on May 12, 2023 in New York City. Penny turned himself in after being charged with 2nd Degree Manslaughter in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely. Neely was killed last week on the F train after being placed in a chokehold at the Broadway-Lafayette station by Penny. Witnesses reported that Neely was acting erratic on the train and screaming about being hungry and tired but had not physically attacked anyone before being placed in the chokehold. Penny was initially taken into custody by the NYPD for questioning and later released. Neely's death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner's office, days after the incident.]( [Witnesses in NYC subway chokehold trial are sharply divided over Daniel Penny's actions]( [Some saw Jordan Neely as the aggressor, while others saw Daniel Penny.]( [A photo of Central Park in the fall.]( [NYC to get cooler temps for Veterans Day weekend, forecasters say]( [It will feel more like November than August.]( [A vending stand full of watermelons in Southeast Queens.]( [Advocates fear NYC migrants will be targeted through new sanitation department powers]( [New Yorkers approved a ballot measure that allows for another avenue for enforcement against street vendors, who already face $1,000 fines if they’re caught selling goods without a license.]( [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers prepare for morning operations to arrest undocumented immigrants on April 11, 2018 in New York City. New York is considered a "sanctuary city" for undocumented immigrants, and ICE receives little or no cooperation from local law enforcement.]( [How President-elect Trump’s proposed mass deportations could play out in NYC – or not]( [The policy proposal could have sweeping economic and social implications, but policy experts say there are cost, legal and logistical hurdles.]( [Neighbors, dressed as elves, watch as this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a 74-foot tall, 11-ton Norway Spruce, that has been wrapped for transport, is craned onto a flatbed truck.]( [Photos: Rockefeller Center Christmas tree begins trip to NYC from Massachusetts]( [The towering Norway spruce from the southern Berkshires in Massachusetts is set to arrive at Rockefeller Center on Nov. 9.]( [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.