New York always has been a sanctuary city, with Lady Liberty towering above the harbor holding a torch to light the Golden Door.
But as it emerged from the cusp of bankruptcy in the mid-1970s, NYC struggled to find the resources to handle a large number of people who ended up on the streets of the city seeking shelter.
In 1981, as the result of a lawsuit filed by the Legal Aid Society, New York City signed a consent decree establishing a right-to-shelter mandate in NYC.
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