New York City Mayor Eric Adams has scrapped a plan to give an abandoned Harlem luxury apartment complex to immigrants after a huge community outcry.
“Adams’ change of heart comes at a time when dozens of residents packed into the St. Nicholas House Residents Association, enraged by the city’s proposed development of a building on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard that was once marketed as luxury housing. “It happened when he unexpectedly attended a meeting,” the newspaper reported. new york post.
“The 35-story building was quietly planned to become a homeless shelter, potentially housing migrants, but the plans were derailed this week after some neighbors said workers would replace bed frames and mattresses. It was only revealed to the community when they were seen bringing it inside,” he added.
Adams finally reversed his plans last Thursday night after public pressure.
“I told my team, ‘Look at what’s going on here.’ If there’s a long-term need in the community, we’re not going to move people into a brand new building. That’s not going to happen. No,” Adams said. “There will be no immigrants or asylum seekers on that property.”
Instead, the site will house New York families dealing with homelessness.
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“Despite the developer’s original plans for market-rate condominiums, development stalled and the building would remain vacant indefinitely and would not be developed into luxury housing.” “Rather than being vacant, it will serve as high-quality transitional housing for long-term New York City families with children experiencing homelessness,” a spokesperson for the New York City Department of Social Services confirmed to CBS New York.
“We will continue to work with experienced nonprofit providers to help these families stabilize their lives and ultimately move into permanent housing. As always, we remain open We will maintain open lines of communication, work closely with the community every step of the way, and work together to provide critical services to our neighbors in need.”
The development, originally advertised as a luxury mixed-use development, had sat vacant for decades.
“You’re the mayor. I don’t want to hear any excuses,” one Harlem resident yelled at Adams.
If Mayor Adams stands up and demands that Biden stop the flow of illegal immigration, he might be able to bring about some real change. https://t.co/mblm3MnX4o
— NumbersUSA (@NumbersUSA) February 17, 2024
“We have a lack of affordable housing and we are being priced out of it by the community…The lack of respect is really scary,” Harlem resident Regina Smith said.
“These apartments could be used for us to get into,” Leslie Johnson said.
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