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by barretts 941 days ago
NYC has a "right to housing" law that requires the government to provide a roof for anyone who needs it, including migrants. With the recent influx of migrants this is causing unforeseen spending that will total $5bn in 2023.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/nyregion/adams-nyc-migran...

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> NYC has a "right to housing" law

Not a law, a consent decree, and Adams just suspended it.