New York City's Democratic Mayor Eric Adams recently moved forward with plans to impose a curfew on some immigration centers after complaints from local residents begging door-to-door at all hours of the day and night. new york post report.
Local residents call the increase in migrants an “invasion” and are calling on city authorities to take action against rampant begging in the areas surrounding the evacuation centers. Residents say migrants are knocking on doors day and night, asking for food, money and clothing.
New Yorkers who live near large tent cities, such as the Floyd Bennett Field Shelter in a remote Brooklyn suburb, have especially reported an increase in panhandling. Residents called the migrant takeover “alarming” and many locals said they were “nervous,” the newspaper reported. Randalls Island, another large tent city, also experienced a stabbing earlier this month.
Starting Tuesday, migrants sheltering in four respite centers (two in Queens, one in Brooklyn and one in Manhattan) will be required to check in by 11 p.m. each night. The curfew will be lifted at 6am every morning. The restrictions are similar to those in place at other homeless shelters in the city.
Immigrants residing in shelters who need to leave their homes during curfew hours to go to work, school, legal or medical appointments can do so by applying for permission in advance, city officials said. If you violate the law three times within 30 days, you may be forced to leave the shelter.
Councilor João Arriola said the city's decision to implement a curfew was “only the first step” and called for an end to the city's “right to shelter” status.
“I'm certainly happy that the curfew is finally in place, but it should have been enforced from the beginning,” Arriola said. “I applaud the city for coming to its senses on the curfew issue, but I think this is just a first step. There is a need to stop the flow of asylum seekers into the borough and ultimately clear tent cities and cities. [Humanitarian Emergency Response Relief Centers] It is draining our city's coffers and gobbling up billions of dollars of taxpayer money. ”
Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday unveiled the state's proposed fiscal year 2025 budget totaling $233 billion. post report. The plan would add $500 million to New York City's immigration crisis funding. The new budget also allocates $40 million to combat retail theft, $3.8 million to combat flooding, $10 million to combat hate crimes, and $100 million to fund campaign financing.
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