‘Nowhere to go’: More New Yorkers are entering city homeless shelters, report says

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The lack of affordable apartments in New York City is driving more New Yorkers into homeless shelters, according to a new report.

The Coalition for the Homeless, a nonprofit advocacy group, released an annual report Thursday finding the number of asylum-seekers in the city’s care plummeted last year, but the number of non-migrant residents in shelters rose nearly 12%…

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