Mayor Adams’ administration is eyeing four heavily used kiddie soccer fields on Randall’s Island to turn into housing for migrants — less than a year after spending hundreds of thousands of d…
at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island.
Adams’ administration has not said how many migrants the potential shelters would house, but a source said it could be up to 2,000.Advocates at the time blamed its out-of-the-way location and lack of readily available transportation and services. “This is the heartbreaking reality and something our teams have worked tirelessly to avoid, but while our compassion is limitless, our resources are not. We still desperately need help from our state and federal partners. In the meantime, we encourage migrants to take us up [on] placements available outside of New York City as they become available.”warned New Yorkers that the migrant crisis is coming “to a neighborhood near you.
There were about 120 migrants waiting on the sidewalk outside the processing center Tuesday afternoon.On Tuesday, there were about 120 migrants, nearly all men, who slept outside overnight, waiting in the hot summer sun to be let inside. As the sun came out in strength, many of the migrants began fashioning makeshift hats out of the cardboard they slept on the previous night.
“I am not safe in my country, which is why I am seeking asylum, but the US government is not helping us,” he continued, adding, “I just want to work but you can’t work without a permit, which they refuse to give me.” “I came to America looking for safety, but it’s not good here,” said the man, who declined to give his name. “We’re sleeping on the street without blankets or pillows.”
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