With thousands of asylum seekers coming to New York City, Mayor Eric Adams is floating an interesting idea to help accommodate them. Hizzoner says homeowners with a spare room could be paid to provide shelter. AielloTV has the story.
Hizzoner says homeowners with a spare room could be paid to provide shelter.
"It is my vision to take the next step to this, go to the faith-based locales and then move to private residence. Is there room in your home for an asylum seeker?" Adams said Monday."There are residents who are suffering right now because of economic challenges. They have spare rooms. It's cheaper and it's a good investment for us to go to a family and assist them instead of placing people in large congregate settings or in these emergency hotels," Adams said.
"Some people might go for it Why not? People open their hearts to people," said Martha Kelly of Woodlawn. Sam Waniala, also of Woodlawn, said the private residence idea shows the mayor is running out of asylum housing options. "He may be desperate, but I think he shouldn't do something because he's desperate -- so government interferes with our freedom or our security," Waniala said.
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