NYC Opens 11 Emergency Hotels to Handle Influx of Immigrants

NYC Opens 11 Emergency Hotels to Handle Influx of Immigrants
New York Mayor Eric Adams speaks at a Brooklyn police facility in New York, on June 6, 2022. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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New York City is turning to emergency hotels to handle an influx of immigrants that has arrived in recent months, officials have said.

Department of Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins said on Aug. 9 during testimony at an emergency City Council hearing that the city has opened 11 hotels to accommodate the increased number of immigrants.
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