Advocacy groups file opposition to Mayor Eric Adams' attempt to suspend New York City's right-to-shelter law
NEW YORK -- The Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless have filed formal opposition to Mayor Eric Adams' attempt to suspend the city's right-to-shelter law.
The advocacy groups say it would force people to sleep in unsafe public spaces.
They argue there are many common sense ways for asylum seekers to be sheltered.
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Adams made the request to a judge in light of the arrival of more than 70,000 asylum seekers.