The transfer of asylum seekers to three hotels in Staten Island has divided a neighborhood. Some residents are boycotting a pizzeria donating food to migrants. Others consider hiring private security. Men in MAGA gear have reportedly begun patrols.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.Thousands of asylum-seekers are pouring into New York City amid a national— but as hundreds arrive in Staten Island they’re landing in the crosshairs of another ideological fight playing out locally.
In the West Shore neighborhood of Travis, where two-thirds of voters backed Donald Trump, the transfer of migrants to three little-used hotels has divided the close-knit community. The arrival of roughly 600 asylum-seekers from Latin America has fostered suspicion, acts of compassion and a familiar refrain in the city’s most conservative borough: That they’ve been forgotten by City Hall.
At a community board meeting on Tuesday, Verde’s owner Sam Bongiovanni sought to assure his neighbors that his political views aligned with the community. In the distance, resident Karen Prisinzano discreetly filmed the scene. She uploaded the footage to the Travis Neighborhood Watch, a Facebook group where residents keep close tabs on the migrants.
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