A lthough more men than women were admitted to New York State insane asylums last year, the percentage of new cases was less for women than for men, because—the State Department of Mental ...

Mayor Eric Adams is moving to close emergency migrant shelters in New York City and five upstate counties as the number of people arriving has dramatically dropped.

The freezing temperatures come as hundreds of asylum seekers were evicted from New York City shelters.

The asylum seekers who found a home in one of our empty houses told a story of hope and hospitality that resounds across generations. Their story shows us who we are and who we can be — a ...

New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica was the state’s first and only other treatment facility. This cemented Bloomingdale as a leading force in defining the “insane asylum” as an institution and what ...

She remained at that institution until she became of age on Jan. 4, 1898, when she was transferred to the New York Custodial Asylum for Feeble-Minded Women, at New- ark, N. Y.

The region's many refugee resettlement agencies came together to welcome, care for and support the asylum-seekers. Soon, those who remain in the hotels will have the opportunity to move into ...

More than 200,000 migrants have come to New York City since the surge in the spring of 2022, according to City Hall.

In the mid- to late 1800s, insane asylums served as catch-all facilities for violent and difficult women. But were they really criminals? Or even crazy? Or just rebelling against the social ...

New York City faces two significant challenges: rising waters and shrinking space. This video explores a proposed solution to expand the city into the sea, a project that could take decades to ...

House Republicans introduced a bill barring criminals from claiming asylum in U.S. on Thursday, despite criteria already in place.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Hundreds of asylum seekers currently being housed in Western New York may be bused back down state. DocGo, the company contracted by New York City to transport and house ...