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‘Quality of life will go to hell in a handbasket’: what will happen to New York if ‘right to shelter’ ends?

40-year-old law is in jeopardy after weeks of debate about city’s obligation to protect 100,000 migrants sent from the US border

The Guardian - US · Oct 4, 2023

Mayor Adams to impose 60-day shelter stay restriction for adults amid NYC migrant crisis: sources

Mayor Eric Adams is expected to announce a new restriction Wednesday on how long people can stay in city shelters before reporting to an intake center as his administration continues to struggle to house tens of thousands of recently-arrived migrants, according to four sources familiar with the matter.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2023

NYC Mayor Adams’ administration welcomed legal ‘clarity’ on right to shelter law for migrants with an eye toward narrowing it

NEW YORK - Mayor Adams’ former chief of staff told the Daily News he would have “welcomed” a legal challenge to the city’s handling of the right-to-shelter law in connection with the migrant crisis — a clear indication the Adams administration contemplated how the courts could potentially narrow the law’s…

Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023