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Asylum-seekers, some sleeping overnight outside the city's arrival center, say they have been told their only option for shelter is upstate; a City Hall spokesperson said "our teams run out of space every single day."

One community volunteer charges the city is purposely dropping the ball to discourage migrants both from staying in New York or even coming.

Housing advocates say to expect more such encampments if Mayor Adams retreats on the city’s long-standing obligation to provide shelter to those who need it.

Long Island City, Hell's Kitchen, and neighborhoods in southeastern Queens and the central Bronx have the highest concentrations of new shelters.

Some say they can only access shelter resources through telephone translators or translation apps. Others say they have to go across the street to mingle with others in secret.

Over 575 homeless families living in Win shelters couldn't apply for housing vouchers due to an “illogical” 90-day shelter rule that’s contributing to the city’s strained shelter system, the organization said.

Disagreement over a union contract may have led to the demise of a shelter planned for Manhattan’s Chinatown.

Residents and advocates spoke out at a Community Board 2 meeting Tuesday night as the city considers a proposal for a new drop-in shelter.

The announcement comes after calls from advocates and lawmakers to invest in homeless services — and in the midst of a controversial program to kick unsheltered New Yorkers out of their street encampments and destroy their belongings in hopes of driving them to shelters.

The announcement of new beds in safe haven and stabilization shelters comes as the mayor ramps up controversial efforts to remove homeless encampments across the city.