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Hochul didn't address Adams' request specifically, but said a New York City right-to-shelter law cannot be imposed on other jurisdictions.
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Just last week, between Aug. 14 and 20, another than 3,100 new asylum seekers arrived in the Big Apple, bringing the tally to 104,400 since last spring.
The proposed sites are the Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, and Kings Park Psychiatric Center in Nissequogue River State Park, the letter says.
Up to 3,000 adults are expected to sleep, eat, and shower in tents pitched on the island, located in the East River between Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx.