Half of NYC hotel rooms occupied by asylum seekers, according to Mayor Eric Adams

by KRISTINE FRAZAO | The National Desk

Fri, May 19th 2023, 6:52 PM UTC

FILE - New York City Mayor Eric Adams listens to Gov. Kathy Hochul deliver her State of the State address in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol on Jan. 10, 2023, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

Parents and community members march through the residential neighborhood around P.S. 189 to protest New York City Mayor Eric Adam's plan to temporarily house immigrants in the school's gymnasium, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Students and their parents exit the main entrance of P.S. 172 after classes end for the day, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in New York. New York City Mayor Eric Adam's plan to temporarily house immigrants in the school's gymnasium has frustrated some community members who protested outside the building earlier in the day. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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FILE - New York City Mayor Eric Adams listens to Gov. Kathy Hochul deliver her State of the State address in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol on Jan. 10, 2023, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

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