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Speaker Adams addresses the situation of asylum seekers at the Roosevelt Hotel
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Speaker Adams addresses the ongoing situation of asylum seekers at the Roosevelt Hotel, emphasizing the need for comprehensive solutions and collaboration to address the challenges faced by the city.
- Highlights the need for more federal support
- Calls for an 'all of the above' approach to address interconnected issues
- Emphasizes the importance of working together to find solutions for housing, homelessness, and better management of key services
Adrienne Adams
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Now I want to take a moment to address the ongoing situation outside of the intake for emergency shelter at the Roosevelt Hotel.
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Over the past several days, dozens of people seeking asylum in our country have been forced to remain on the streets even overnight waiting for shelter.
0:20:29
We know that there continues to be a dire need for more federal support and will continue to advocate for what our city deserves.
0:20:38
Yet there are actions that we as a city must undertake by working together to address the situation and support our communities and those in needs.
0:20:49
This is about helping longtime New Yorkers, our communities, and people seeking asylum.
0:20:57
Responding to this challenge cannot solely be focused on finding space or requesting more federal funding.
0:21:05
It requires an all of the above approach because what we face is not the result of a single issue.
0:21:14
These interconnected issues are far more complicated and demand comprehensive solutions that can only be achieved by all of us working together.
0:21:24
We must come together around all the necessary solutions for more federal funding, better homelessness and housing solutions, better management of key services, and investing more wisely in evidence based solutions that work to address homelessness.