should apply to migrants given the scale of the current crisis.
“It does appear that they're trying to skirt the regulations by creating a different administrative structure to oversee the operation of these shelters designed specifically for people seeking asylum, and in that way, skirting the state regulations that would otherwise apply,” Shelly Nortz at the Coalition for the Homeless told Gothamist. “We don't think that's a good idea.
The first bill that Hanif introduced would explicitly require all current and future migrant relief shelters to comply with all standards set under right-to-shelter. Those included that beds be at least three feet apart and 30 inches wide, toiletries be provided, secure lockers for every resident, clean and working shower for every 15 residents, among others.
this is craziness. The right to shelter laws needs to be revoked.