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Dear New Yorkers, It was supposed to be a way station — a place to arrive, get oriented, then leave. But months after the first major way of asylum-seeking migrants arrived in New York last summer, many keep returning to the Port Authority Bus Terminal as it continues to serve as a major hub for help and resources for the mostly Central American people who previously arrived in the five boroughs. Volunteers and the National Guard continue to field up to 200 migrants looking for assistance at the terminal each day, including not only those arriving on chartered buses, but others who came on their own, or who end up returning there to seek help.  On a Wednesday afternoon last week, one Ecuadorian family had been told by relatives in New Jersey that the bus terminal was the place to find help getting to a city shelter. “Those are where the migrants are coming, right? So it only makes sense to have a walk-in policy at any time, at any moment,” said Adama Bah, an immigration activist and volunteer working at the site most days. Read more here. Some other items of note: The big debate over gas stoves got to a roiling boil recently as a federal agency hinted that the appliances should be cut off. For New York, however, the idea isn’t new. Here’s how local bans on new gas hook-ups will affect the five boroughs soon — and how to ditch your old stove, if you choose. On the FAQ NYC podcast, THE CITY’s Reuven Blau and Graham Rayman of the Daily News discuss New York’s short-stay penal colony and their brand-new book, Rikers: An Oral History. Listen here.  For New Yorkers with COVID symptoms that last, it’s hard to know how to find medical care and support. THE CITY’s COVID-19 memorial and journalism project, MISSING THEM, created this guide for long COVID in NYC with information on local support groups, a map of clinics treating the condition, advice from New Yorkers living with long COVID and more. For the latest local numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations, testing rates and more, check our coronavirus tracker. See how New York City’s doing with our newsroom’s economic recovery tracker. Weather scoop by New York Metro Weather Tuesday's Weather Rating: 3/10. Partly sunny to start, but clouds increase quickly and intermittent showers are expected as the day goes on. Despite highs in the mid 40s, it will be  feeling damp and dreary by the afternoon hours. The vibes aren't great! THE KICKER: It’s almost the Year of the Rabbit, and not too early to plan your Lunar New Year celebrations. Here’s a rundown of the best things to do to celebrate this weekend and beyond, including lion dance performances at the Queens Botanical Garden, a calligraphy workshop at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum and family day at the Museum of Chinese in America. Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Tuesday. Love, THE CITY P.S. If you liked something about today's newsletter, or didn't, let us know at zshah@thecity.nyc Always free. Always NYC. Support our journalism today.

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