NYC claims it is fighting a misinformation campaign lodged against the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, so lawmakers are set to tour the facility on Wednesday and see for themselves. This as asylum seekers remain camped out in Midtown. Christinafantv reports.
-- Members of the City Council are planning to tour the new shelter at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal after controversy broke out over the conditions there.
have been hesitant to move from the Watson Hotel in Midtown, citing a lack of privacy, bathrooms, and living space.Asylum seekers camped outside Watson Hotel say they want to hear from Mayor Eric Adams directlyCity leaders are accusing certain groups of people of agitating the asylum seekers outside the Watson by spreading misinformation about the living conditions inside the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal.
Still, lawmakers were set to tour the Red Hook facility on Wednesday afternoon to see the situation for themselves.have refused to move to the new facility from the Watson, claiming the living conditions are too poor"They're trying to move us to a shelter where there's not enough space, not enough bathrooms, not comfortable, no heat," one asylum seeker said.
With the assistance of a translator, a few men told CBS2 the beds at the Red Hook facility are packed together with no privacy, adding the location is not as convenient as Midtown, Manhattan, where some have found jobs. Many returned to the Watson, and when they weren't allowed back inside chose to camp out in the cold, in protest."We can do better and we must do better," an advocate said.
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