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Mayor Adams announces 13 new shelter closures, including one in Long Island City

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Community garden in Long Island City battles eviction by MTA

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Council Member Won hosts third welcome dinner for migrants and asylum seekers

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College Point community leaders express opposition to migrant shelter at St. Agnes Academic High School

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Eastern Queens elected officials, community leaders voice concerns over plans for migrant tent shelter at Creedmor campus

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City housing asylum seekers at the Aqueduct Racetrack is now ‘off the table,’ Queens councilwoman says

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Mayor Adams says he’s looking to house migrants at Gracie Mansion

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Adams slams some council members for not having migrant shelters in their districts on private call

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AMNY

Mayor claims migrants are taking up nearly half of city hotel rooms amid surge, but quickly revised that figure

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Mayor Adams faces backlash after signing executive order halting parts of right-to-shelter law before expected migrant surge

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Queens Borough Board hears presentation on local response to aid asylum seekers

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Long Island City

Long Island City hotel will soon be used to house asylum seekers: Mayor

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Adams defends saying the city can’t accommodate more migrants without help from feds

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Food Bank NYC, Rosedale-Laurelton American Legion Post team up to host Christmas event for asylum seekers

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Hochul pledges $3 million to provide legal assistance for New York City immigrants

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Op-Ed | Supporting NYC’s asylum seekers

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Mayor Adams declares state of emergency for asylum seeker crisis

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Councilwoman tours Hollis shelter following asylum seeker’s suicide

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Adams appears to say ‘right to shelter’ doesn’t apply to over 13,000 migrants in NYC

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Adams fiercely defends embattled Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins

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City announces multi-agency plan to support education needs of asylum-seekers

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Sheinkopf Speaks: Migrants come From Texas with love

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