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The Coalition for the Homeless said people seeking shelter who are not asylum seekers grew between 2022 and 2025.
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Published Jun 9, 2026 at 11:21 a.m. ET
The crackdown comes after Gothamist published a series of stories highlighting how the problem of taxi hustlers has grown at the city's airports since the pandemic.
The crackdown comes after Gothamist published a series of stories highlighting how the problem of taxi hustlers has grown at the city's airports since the pandemic.
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