""The development of studies of this magnitude takes time and deliberate coordination across multiple city agencies to ensure that the survey is accurate, rigorously distributed and yields the necessary and reliable results needed," said a spokesperson for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), one of the two city agencies tasked with conducting the surveys."
""[I'm] incredibly frustrated by all of this. There's honestly no excuse, other than lack of interest in being able to meet the mandates of the law," said City Councilmember Alexa Avilés, who chairs the Council's Immigration Committee. "We have a very large population that it's tending to, and they haven't disappeared. They are still here.""
Local law required the city to survey migrants in the shelter system about workforce development and health needs and deliver a report to the City Council by Sept. 30. Two city agencies, including the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), were tasked with conducting the surveys. The Adams administration has not started administering the surveys and has not submitted the required findings by the deadline. A DOHMH spokesperson said developing studies of this magnitude requires time and coordination across multiple agencies to ensure accuracy and reliability. City Councilmember Alexa Avilés and immigrant advocates criticized the delay. Nearly 34,000 migrants remain in the shelter system, most families with children.
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