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Reorganize the facts here and write an inverted pyramid or pyramid lede. Make sure you have a nut graf. That’s the paragraph that tells us what the story is about and where it is going.
Make sure you write in the active voice and feel free to change sentences.
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Since May more than 11,000 immigrants have entered New York City’s shelter system.
Mayor Adams said the shelter system is near the breaking point.
José Aponte got off the a bus at the Port Authority and look around dazed.
At least nine busloads arrived from the Texas border to the Port Authority by mid-afternoon on Sunday, one bus more than last week’s previous apparent record of eight in a single day.
Typically, between 40 and 50 migrants are on each bus before they are dropped off and assisted by the city and non-profits.
Sunday’s record bus number comes as Texas officials angry over President Biden’s border policies have been ramping up the amount of migrants they’ve been transporting to “progressive” cities such as New York.
On Friday, an aid worker at the Port Authority said, “Before, it used to be one or two [buses] a day, three days a week.
Mayor Adams said, “It’s outrageous that he governor of Texas is sending people to New York, but we will find places for them to stay.”
Some immigrants have relatives in other cities and immigrant advocacy groups are working to help them connect. Carlos Sosa said, “We are trying to find people who can help those arriving including relatives in other cities.
José Aponte said in Spanish, “I left everything in Venezuela to make a new life here for me and my family. I hope that I can stay. I am willing to work at any job. I just need a chance.”
Immigrant advocates say that the Adams administration is not doing enough to help.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday that Republican governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Ron DeSantis of Florida have created a “humanitarian crisis” by sending migrants from the U.S.–Mexico border up north.
Abbott began busing migrants from Texas to New York City and Washington, D.C., in the spring. DeSantis sent 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last week.
Adams called on the governors to coordinate with the federal government and the blue states where they are sending migrants.
Abbott began busing migrants from Texas to New York City and Washington, D.C., in the spring. DeSantis sent 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last week.
Adams argued that it is an easier transition for migrants when they have sponsors.
“We have Venezuelan communities in America, let’s coordinate in that fashion like we’ve done with other large communities we have in New York City where we’re able to coordinate, get sponsors, work with our non-government organizations,” Mayor Adams said. “That is what crisis calls for — it calls for coordination.”
An opinion piece gives you information from the point of view of the writer, or presenter. It may include facts, and reporting, but it differs from a news story in that it lays out an individual’s ideas and often their biases. Opinion is, essentially, someone’s argument for a certain point of view about a specific topic.
A news story reports the facts without the opinion of the reporter, writer, producer or presenter. It can contain attributed or quoted opinions of people interviewed. So a news story can contain opinion and tell a compelling story. But it should not include the opinion of the newsgatherer or the news organization.