Mayor Adams faces backlash after signing executive order halting parts of right-to-shelter law before expected migrant surge

Mayor Eric Adams is facing sharp criticism Thursday from fellow city pols and advocates after he signed on Wednesday night an executive order suspending parts of the city’s longstanding right-to-shelter law ahead of a new migrant surge following the expiration of federal Title 42.

The executive order — first reported by the news website Gothamist — suspends parts of the decades-old right to shelter law, which guarantees any person seeking shelter a placement in New York City’s system, that pertains to finding shelter for those seeking it within a given timeframe.