Thousands have arrived without immediate shelter plans, creating a humanitarian crisis that challenges the city’s resources, particularly its shelter system. Emergency measures first declared in October 2022 and detailed in earlier executive orders remain in effect. The state of emergency is extended for 30 days, with provisions for further extensions if necessary. This directive takes immediate effect to address urgent needs while balancing existing responsibilities.
Emergency Executive Order 716
WHEREAS, over the past several months, thousands of asylum seekers have been arriving in New York City, from the Southern border, without having any immediate plans for shelter; and
WHEREAS, the City now faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that requires it to take extraordinary measures to meet the immediate needs of the asylum seekers while continuing to serve the tens of thousands of people who are currently using the DHS Shelter System; and
WHEREAS, additional reasons for requiring the measures continued in this Order are set forth in Emergency Executive Order No. 224, dated October 7, 2022, and Emergency Executive Order No. 538, dated December 27, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the state of emergency based on the arrival of thousands of individuals and families seeking asylum, first declared in Emergency Executive Order No. 224, dated October 7, 2022, and extended by subsequent orders, remains in effect;
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the laws of the State of New York and the City of New York, including but not limited to the New York Executive Law, the New York City Charter and the Administrative Code of the City of New York, and the common law authority to protect the public in the event of an emergency:
Section 1. I hereby direct that the State of Emergency declared in Emergency Executive Order No. 224, dated October 7, 2022, and extended by subsequent orders, is extended for thirty (30) days.
- 2. I hereby order that section 1 of Emergency Executive Order No. 713, dated December 19, 2024, is extended for five (5) days.
- 3. This Emergency Executive Order shall take effect immediately. The State of Emergency shall remain in effect for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days or until rescinded, whichever occurs first. Additional declarations to extend the State of Emergency for additional periods not to exceed thirty (30) days shall be issued if needed.
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December 24, 2024
Sources: NYC City Hall , Midtown Tribune
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