Some of the asylum seekers have refused to leave and are camped out along 57th Street between 9th and 10th avenues.
A city spokesperson told Eyewitness News they've had more than 42,000 migrants bused to New York City in the last year with that crisis at the southern boarder ongoing.In the meantime, the plan is to move the single adult men who were staying at The Watson to the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal and then repurpose this space for families with children. Mayor Eric Adams announced the plan a week ago."It's not humane. This is not how you treat human beings.
Pedro Duran, originally from Venezuela, arrived in New York in mid-October. He was already bussed to Brooklyn but said it was so cold, he came back to the Watson. Volunteer advocates argue the city should put these migrants in some of the most expensive pieces of real estate in the world. That begs the question of who would pay for those billion-dollar apartments.
City Hall insists the facilities at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal will provide the same services as every other humanitarian relief center in the city and that families with children will need a home, too. The city says the protest will not stopping the planned move. The administration blames outside agitators for causing the scene in Hell's Kitchen over the weekend.ALSO READ |
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