Khansaber
Senator (1k+ posts)
1 August 2023 :Roosevelt Hotel and others have become hubs for refugees - within walking distance from Times Square, the World Trade Center memorial site, and the Empire State Building.
New York is bound by a decades-old consent decree in a class-action lawsuit to provide shelter for those without homes.
Many have now spent two nights sleeping on the streets of New York, after being dropped off on buses from the southern border in Texas. Unless they are inside the hotel, many have been refused entry to use the restroom inside.
The long line of migrants hail from many different countries - including Venezuela, Ecuador, Sudan, Bhutan, Mauritania, and Senegal.
ollowing the scenes in Midtown, the Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless slammed the city for allowing the migrants to sleep on the streets.
They said in a statement: 'There is no dispute that the City has a legal obligation to find an appropriate placement for anyone in need of shelter in a timely fashion.
'Denying new arrivals placement and forcing people to languish on local streets is cruel and runs afoul of a range of court orders and local laws.'
The organization threatened to sue if something is not done to help those on the street.
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New York is bound by a decades-old consent decree in a class-action lawsuit to provide shelter for those without homes.
Many have now spent two nights sleeping on the streets of New York, after being dropped off on buses from the southern border in Texas. Unless they are inside the hotel, many have been refused entry to use the restroom inside.
The long line of migrants hail from many different countries - including Venezuela, Ecuador, Sudan, Bhutan, Mauritania, and Senegal.
ollowing the scenes in Midtown, the Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless slammed the city for allowing the migrants to sleep on the streets.
They said in a statement: 'There is no dispute that the City has a legal obligation to find an appropriate placement for anyone in need of shelter in a timely fashion.
'Denying new arrivals placement and forcing people to languish on local streets is cruel and runs afoul of a range of court orders and local laws.'
The organization threatened to sue if something is not done to help those on the street.
Link
