Mayor Adams announces emergency shelter for asylum seekers

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Mayor Adams announces emergency shelter for asylum seekers


by ARIAMA C. LONG Report for America Corps Member / Amsterdam News Staff
August 4, 2022
 
Mayor Eric Adams initiated an effort to get emergency shelter for people seeking asylum, building off a previous cry for federal support to aid a “historical surge” of asylum seekers flocking to New York City from southern borders.

“New York is a city of immigrants, and we will always welcome newcomers with open arms. Over the past two months, we have seen a significant increase in the number of asylum seekers arriving in our city’s shelter system,” said Adams in a statement on Monday.

About 4,000 asylum seekers have entered the city’s shelter system since late May and more than 100 additional asylum seekers on average are looking for housing each day, said the Mayor’s office. The “conservative estimate” of asylum seekers is based on interviews with those who have arrived, but since the city doesn’t track an individual’s immigration status or ask about it during intake, the numbers are incomplete.

https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2022/08/04/mayor-adams-announces-emergency-shelter-for-asylum-seekers/

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With all the people fleeing NYC, there should  be plenty of accomodations.  When the word gets about the generosity of NYC, the numbers of illiterate and unemployable illegals seeking accomodations, food, medical care, and spending money will multiply substantially.

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I hear Gracie Mansion is nice and cozy.  They can bunk with hizhonor.