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Trying to Find Places for Asylum Seekers in New York City’s Homeless Shelters New York City

Trying to Find Places for Asylum Seekers in New York City’s Homeless Shelters

A few months ago, immigrants’-rights organizations in New York City began receiving curious legal documents in the mail. The documents requested that the groups send lawyers to immigration hearings on behalf of clients whom they had never heard of before. Soon, large numbers of people began showing up at the…
bubmag
August 28, 2022
Ghost gun retailers agree to stop selling kits and parts to New York City residents, as new federal rule takes effect New York City

Ghost gun retailers agree to stop selling kits and parts to New York City residents, as new federal rule takes effect

Two ghost gun retailers have agreed to stop selling kits and parts to residents in New York City, where officials say incidents involving the homemade and untraceable weapons have been dangerously escalating for years. Rainier Arms, an online retailer that specializes in AR-10 and AR-15 rifles, reached a settlement with…
bubmag
August 24, 2022
Men impersonating NY officers break into woman’s home and steal $10,000, police say New York City

Men impersonating NY officers break into woman’s home and steal $10,000, police say

New York police are looking for two men who they say impersonated police officers, broke into a woman's home and robbed her of $10,000. Video from the incident late last month shows two men, with flashlights and wearing New York Police Department shirts, approaching the woman's Queens door. One of…
bubmag
August 23, 2022