NYC schools prepare for influx of children of asylum seekers
When school starts on Sept. 7, there will be at least 19,500 migrant students in the system.
Marcia Kramer joined CBS News New York in 1990 as an investigative and political reporter. Previously, she was the City Hall bureau chief at the New York Daily News.
Her reports on the local, national, and international level have garnered her multiple honors, including a George Foster Peabody award, two Edward R. Murrow awards, nine Emmy awards, two New York Press Club Golden Typewriter awards, and a first-place award from the Associated Press for her investigative reports. Her work has been recognized in editorials in the New York Times and the New York Post, as well as in a piece entitled "Marcia Kramer: Journalism at its Best," which ran in the New York Observer in March 1998.
Kramer broke a story exposing the improper use of lights and sirens by city government officials. Her story led to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's crackdown resulting in the removal of lights and sirens from hundreds of vehicles. Other credits include a report on people stealing school supplies and selling them on the black market, a story on schools that served old food past its freshness date, and a film exposing school board members vacationing in Las Vegas on taxpayer dollars. She has also been cited for her reports on the Swiss banks and Nazi gold that culminated in a decision by the Swiss to finally give back the money. Kramer is also known for her 1992 interview with President Bill Clinton in which he confessed he "never inhaled."
When school starts on Sept. 7, there will be at least 19,500 migrant students in the system.
Hizzoner is none too pleased with Homeland Security's assessment of the city's handling of the crisis.
More than 100 business executives - representing almost every sector of New York's economy - are throwing their weight behind Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams in begging for help.
Talks continue with the union for drivers and attendants. A strike could affect 4,400 routes across the city.
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine tackled issues from reverse congestion pricing to antisemitism this week on "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
Hochul refused to issue an executive order forcing localities to roll out the welcome mat for asylum seekers, despite Mayor Adams' insistence.
With new shelters filling up rapidly, there is more pressure on the White House and the governor to help the city.
New York City and New York state are headed for a high-stakes court battle Wednesday over the right to shelter.
She announced she just got a lease to open the site for 2,500 single adults.
New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams' job is to ride herd on the 51 members of the city's legislature, the group that serves as a check and balance to the mayor's power.
The mayor insists many of the state's assertions about his leadership are just plain wrong.
The pressures of dealing with the burgeoning migrant crisis have led to finger-pointing.
Political strategist say the former New York City leader's current predicament is "certainly a fall from grace."
Statewide, illicit sales are expected to be $5.4 billion and licensed sales are projected to be only $2 billion.
Comptroller Brad Lander says New York City is spending "way too much money" to detain people on Rikers Island.