Emergency Executive Order 480

August 18, 2023

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WHEREAS, over the past several months, thousands of asylum seekers have been arriving in New York City, from the Southern border, without having any immediate plans for shelter; and

WHEREAS, the City now faces an unprecedented humanitarian crisis that requires it to take extraordinary measures to meet the immediate needs of the asylum seekers while continuing to serve the tens of thousands of people who are currently using the DHS Shelter System; and

WHEREAS, additional reasons for requiring the measures continued in this Order are set forth in Emergency Executive Order No. 224, dated October 7, 2022; and

WHEREAS, the state of emergency based on the arrival of thousands of individuals and families seeking asylum, first declared in Emergency Executive Order No. 224, dated October 7, 2022, and extended most recently by Emergency Executive Order No. 474, dated August 8, 2023, remains in effect;

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the powers vested in me by the laws of the State of New York and the City of New York, including but not limited to the New York Executive Law, the New York City Charter and the Administrative Code of the City of New York, and the common law authority to protect the public in the event of an emergency:

Section 1. I hereby order that section 1 of Emergency Executive Order No. 477, dated August 13, 2023, is extended for five (5) days.

§ 2. I hereby direct that section 1 of Emergency Executive Order No. 258, dated November 11, 2022, is amended to read as follows: “I hereby order that section 2 of Emergency Executive Order No. 254, dated November 6, 2022, is extended for five (5) days.”

§ 3. This Emergency Executive Order shall take effect immediately and shall remain in effect for five (5) days unless it is terminated or modified at an earlier date, provided that section 2 of this Emergency Executive Order is retroactive to and deemed to have been in effect on November 11, 2022.

Eric Adams
Mayor