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politics2 years ago•2 min saved

Controversy over NYC's use of school gyms to house migrants

New York City is considering using as many as 20 schools with free-standing gyms to house asylum-seekers, according to Mayor Eric Adams. At least 65,000 asylum-seekers have come through the city so far, including 4,200 last week alone. The city is beyond capacity for its shelter system with over 36,700 migrants housed across 120 locations. Some New York suburbs have rebuked Adams' plan to send migrants to their towns for shelter. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting assistance from federal agencies to house migrants on federal land in New York.

via ABC News|

#asylum-seekers #mayor-eric-adams #new-york-city

politics2 years ago•5 min saved

Controversy over NYC housing migrants in school gyms

Mayor Eric Adams said that 20 public-school gyms in NYC are being considered as potential locations to hold migrants, although he claimed it’s just a possibility. This comes after photos showed beds set up in two of them and principals warning parents about the move. Adams maintained that the city has not yet become so inundated with migrants that they need to be housed in the gyms, saying those who were photographed in a Brooklyn gymnasium over the weekend were there for only “a few hours.” About 4,200 migrants arrived in the Big Apple last week, and another 15 buses are expected this weekend.

via New York Post |

#eric-adams #migrants #nyc