Dozens camp out in Queens for jobs

LONG ISLAND CITY, Queens

A temporary tent city has been erected in /*Long Island City*/ outside the /*International Association of Heat & Frost Insulators & Allied Trades Local Union #12*/ headquarters.

It's an annual gathering of job seekers.

Although hundreds usually apply, there are only about a dozen jobs available.

People set up camp early in order to be one of the first to receive an application on Monday.

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