Around Manhattan and elsewhere in New York City, hotels that served tourists just a few years ago have become de facto emergency shelters.
During the pandemic, group shelters made it difficult to comply with social distancing rules, prompting the city to rent out hundreds of hotel rooms as quasi COVID wards. As the pandemic eased, the city became less reliant on hotels."It is our moral and legal obligation to provide shelter to anyone who needs it."The Watson Hotel on W 57th St., which used to receive rave reviews for its rooftop pool and proximity to Central Park, is now being used to house migrant families.
Before the surge in asylum seekers, the city was dealing with increased homelessness, packed shelters and a dearth of affordable housing. New York even announced a plan to send hundreds of migrants to hotels in suburban Orange and Rockland counties across the Hudson River, angering local leaders.New York is seeing a stream of migrants pour into the city each and every day. FOX 5's Jessica Formoso reports.
"Hotels are not the solution for these situations," he said, adding the optics posed problems for taxpayers who might think migrants are living in luxury at their expense. Earlier this year, dozens of migrants staged a protest after being evicted from hotel rooms and forced into barracks set up at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, which has poor access to public transportation. They complained about the cold, the lack of privacy and not having enough bathrooms.
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