A social services official says she was fired after trying to shed light on migrants sleeping overnight at an intake center — and Mayor Eric Adams is refusing to answer questions about it.
First reported by NBC4 and confirmed by Fox 5 News, Julia Savel — who was the deputy commissioner of press and communications at the city's Department of Social Services — believes she was fired after trying to shed light on
"These are very vulnerable families, families with young children, families in desperate need," Legal Aid Society staff attorney Judith Harris said, "and the idea that we as a city are letting them spend nights on chairs in a city office without food is really, really terrible." "There are city data reports that come out every evening to identify what families this has happened to. Those reports have not been provided to us," Harris said. "So yes, we are concerned that we are just not hearing what's happening there. We're not getting the data and that's why we need an investigation.
Levy also said the mayor, who took time to pose next to a new city fleet vehicle at his press conference on Thursday, did not have time to take off-topic questions about these accusations. A Department of Social Services spokesperson also commented on the allegations.
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