Officials expect hundreds of migrants to arrive at the shelter by the end of the week.
Tension between the city and state over the situation also came to a head Wednesday when, as part of a court proceeding, Gov. Kathy Hochul's lawyers sent a letter calling out the city for not accepting help sooner and being slow to act on the crisis.
They said city workers removed the beds and threw their belongings on the ground, with no prior warning. Workers wearing lanyards for the New York Disaster Interfaith Services could be seen on the premises. Demonstrators on Wednesday said Queens Village was not the right place for asylum seekers. Some pointed out that the area is a transit desert, with just one bus line reaching the site. Others, like Irma Goran, herself an immigrant, said the residential area wouldn’t provide migrants with any work.
“Maybe they pose a danger for the little kids,” Goran said. “My daughter is 12 and she walks home by herself from the school to tell you the truth. I have to make plans now to see how I'm gonna pick up my child from school.”
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