Midtown Manhattan's Roosevelt Hotel has reached full capacity for migrants arriving in New York City, forcing some to sleep on the sidewalk.
Migrants await registration outside of the Roosevelt Hotel in midtown Manhattan on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. The asylum seekers are forced to wait on the streets, since the hotel is currently at capacity. hotel that has become a relief center for asylum seekers has reached capacity, forcing some migrants to sleep on the streets.
One photo shows what appears to be a young migrant girl outside the building with a pink blanket, while another shows a migrant who found a ledge to sleep on, using luggage as a makeshift pillow.The city is caring for over 56,000 migrants and more are arriving daily, according to a report from Fox 5.
and more are arriving daily, with the city searching for more places to shelter those who have come to seek asylum.Many of the migrants waiting outside the Roosevelt Hotel are waiting for placement elsewhere, city officials told the outlet. "As we've said for a while now, with more than 93,000 asylum seekers coming through our intake system since last spring, our teams run out of space every single day and we do our best to offer placements wherever we have space available," Mayor Eric Adams spokesperson Fabien Levy told Fox News Digital.
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