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Cold drives New York families to shelter amid heatless crisis
Dorothy Wright and others fled freezing apartments as New York City and state agencies opened a shelter in a Fifth Avenue armory. Officials report hundreds of thousands without heat, gas or water, with dozens suffering harm or death from the cold. The city has spent millions to repair boilers, deliver fuel, and house evacuees while many residents refuse to leave their damaged homes.
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