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Author: Sarah Murphy

‘They Assigned Us Far Away’: As Shelter Limit Policy Expands, Some Families Are Already Too Familiar

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Emma Whitford and Daniel Parra in CityLimits
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City Will Send Migrant Families to Flood-Prone, Far-Off Tents

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Gwynn Hogan and Michael Elsen-Rooney in The City
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New York City officials face new problem amid asylum seeker crisis as shelters get cited for fire code violations

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Marcia Kramer in CBS New York
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New York City to limit migrant family shelter stays to 60 days, mayor announces

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Gloria Pazmino in CNN
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City limits migrant families to 60-day shelter stays

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Estefania Hernandez and Kelly Mena in Spectrum News NY1
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Migrant Families Can Only Stay 60 Days In NYC Shelters: Mayor

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Matt Troutman in Patch
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Why New York Needs a Right to Shelter

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Mara Gay in The New York Times
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NYC to order migrant families with children to leave shelters after 60 days, sources say

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Elizabeth Kim and Karen Yi in Gothamist
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Mayor Adams to limit NYC shelter stays to 60 days for migrant families with kids: source (Exclusive)

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Chris Sommerfeldt in New York Daily News
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