Several elected officials visited on Thursday the migrant Humanitarian Relief Center set up in Brooklyn to analyze its conditions following the sit-in protest outside of the Watson Hotel.
Over the past week, a group of asylum seekers who had stayed at the hotel refused to be transferred to the relief center established in Red Hook, Brooklyn out of fear for the conditions there. But what exactly are the conditions there?
A group of elected officials including state Senator Jessica Ramos, Assembly Member Catalina Cruz, state Senator Roxanne Persaud and Congress Member Dan Goldman ventured to the facility to find out for themselves. Although the politicians lamented the lack of privacy in the congregate facility, they also lauded the city for the aspects they say have been done well.“It is certainly not an ideal situation for anyone.
“Because the showers require propane to be heated, they have to be outside of the warehouse, and it is cold when you walk from the area where you sleep out to the showers — and it will be really cold this weekend. So, we already had a conversation with Health and Hospitals about potentially putting up a tent and maybe some heaters on that route you walk to and from the showers, but inside of the terminal it’s quite warm. There are no issues,” Goldman said.
While there some aspects that may not be optimal, such as the beds being stitched so close together, Cruz said the migrants are being treated with dignity. However, she also pointed out that being within such close living quarters is not the healthiest situation; she hopes the city makes changes at the site to improve these conditions.which saw NYPD and DSNY sweep away migrants from their protest encampment.
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