Feds extend lease for migrant tent city in Brooklyn
The controversial migrant camp at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn will remain open for another year, The Washington Post has learned. The National Park Service, which manages the historic former airfield on Flatbush Boulevard, notified city officials Friday that it had agreed to extend the lease at the Adams administration's request and continue to operate […]
Lease of NYC tent shelter housing illegal aliens could be renewed — and local residents aren’t happy
Dozens of New York City residents led by a caravan of 30 vehicles gathered at a giant tent shelter at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn on Sunday to protest as the city's lease with the federal government nears its deadline. Local residents, including elected officials and military veterans, have called on the city not to […]
NYC Parks Department worker busted in deadly shooting of migrant who set up tent in park: sources
A Parks Department officer is suspected of shooting and killing a Venezuelan migrant who was camping near two problem shelters in a Brooklyn parkland last month, police and law enforcement sources said Friday. Elijah Mitchell, 23, a seasonal park worker, was apparently infuriated by the tent camp the migrants had set up at Steuben Playground […]
Nearly 100 rogue migrants booted from tent city outside Randall’s Island shelter site
On Friday, police and city workers cracked down on the sleazy encampment, forcing about 100 undocumented immigrants to remove a small tent city they had illegally set up on the outskirts of the Randalls Island refuge. NYPD and city park enforcement patrols swarmed the makeshift camp in mid-afternoon and forced migrant campers out of the […]
Fabric from George Washington’s tent sold at Goodwill auction for $1,300
Originally owned by President George Washington, the artifact recently found its way to a Virginia history enthusiast, who later donated it to the museum, thanks to Goodwill. The piece is currently on display at the National Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Collector Richard “Dana” Moore discovered the artifact, a 6-inch-long piece of linen […]
NYC residents protest tent city shelter: ‘Illegals are being prioritized over New Yorkers’
New York City residents gathered Sunday to protest tent shelters being used to house illegal immigrants. New York Post report. More than 100 local residents and elected officials have called for the city to cancel its lease with Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field, which has provided shelter for about 2,000 undocumented immigrants since last year. “Today […]
New Yorkers protest migrant tent city at Floyd Bennett Field
More than 100 New York residents and elected officials gathered outside Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn on Sunday to call on city leaders to shut down a problematic migrant tent city on federal property. Local residents, draped in American flags, gathered at the sprawling site in a caravan of up to 90 vehicles to demand […]
Israeli attack on tent camp in southern Gaza leaves at least 25 dead
Israeli forces attacked a tent camp housing displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 50, according to emergency medical workers in Gaza. The attack took place near the southern Gaza city of Rafah, leaving at least 22 people dead and 45 wounded near a Red Cross field […]
Cops in riot gear storm anti-Israel ‘tent city’ on UPenn campus
Police in riot gear begin dismantling anti-Israel forcesI They set up an encampment at the University of Pennsylvania early Friday morning and arrested protesters after more than two weeks of demonstrations on campus. Around 6 a.m., officers in tactical gear warned protesters for two minutes that they would be arrested if they left the Philadelphia […]
NYPD dismantles NYU tent encampment
The NYPD began clearing an anti-Israel tent encampment protest at New York University on Friday morning at the request of university officials. It comes just days after authorities arrested hundreds of protesters at other campuses in the city. “We are on the scene and our officers are here to help, demonstrating unparalleled professionalism,” said NYPD […]