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New York Begins Kicking Out 8,000 Homeless From Hotels As City Weathers Crime Spike

The process of moving the homeless residents out began this week.

Mairead Elordi
New York Begins Kicking Out 8,000 Homeless From Hotels As City Weathers Crime Spike
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About 8,000 homeless New Yorkers are being kicked out of New York City hotels and moved back into homeless shelters this week, ending their months-long stays at the posh abodes due to the pandemic.

Homeless long-term guests will be moved out of 60 hotels across the city by the end of July, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced earlier this month.

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