Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol forcefully pushed back Wednesday on a City Council bill that would apply right-to-shelter standards for emergency housing opened to accommodate tens of thousands of migrants over the past year.
The bill comes nearly a month after the administration filed a court motion asking a judge to relieve the city of its right-to-shelter obligations — which require it to offer shelter to anyone seeking it — when it “lacks the resources and capacity” to abide by them.
