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Long Island City

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

Long Island City

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

By Czarinna Andres

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

By Carlotta Mohamed

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

By Carlotta Mohamed

Aqueduct Racetrack Migrant Tent Rally

South Ozone Park

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

By John Schilling

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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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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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Long Island City

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

By Ethan Marshall

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Long Island City

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

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AMNY

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

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Rosedale

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

By Carlotta Mohamed

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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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Politics

Councilwoman tours Hollis shelter following asylum seeker’s suicide

By Bill Parry

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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

Mayor Eric Adams greets a family of migrants as they arrive from the Texas Border on Aug. 7, 2022.

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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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