Fifty churches, synagogues, mosques and temples in New York City will start housing nearly 1,000 migrant men. The new plan announced by Mayor Eric Adams means the city will pay these places to have beds, showers and dining areas, filling a desperate need to provide shelter as more migrants keep arriving. As Gisele Regatao reports from New York City, turning faith-based organizations into housing comes with some surprising challenges.
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