The influx of migrants caused the mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, to declare a state of emergency.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has bused more than 1,500 migrants to NYC since August 5 while refusing direct requests from the Department of Homeland Security and from NYC government officials for better coordination.
Almost overnight, New York City converted a popular play area for children and adults into a shelter for migrants.
Hundreds of students from public and private schools in the city use this area for sports and other recreational purposes.
On Randalls Island in New York City, public soccer fields were converted into a shelter that will house 2,000 single, adult migrants.
The work started the day after the announcement was made.
New York City via bus and plane, and the city is out of room.
New York City mayor, Eric Adams, called for a state of emergency in the city to help battle the crisis.
The overcrowding couldn’t be ignored when dozens of migrants resorted to sleeping on the sidewalk outside Manhattan’s iconic Roosevelt Hotel, which also doubles as a migrant intake center.
After being told there was no more room in the shelter system, these migrants had no choice but to lay out cardboard boxes on the sidewalk to sleep on.
Councilwoman Vickie Paladino said that the surge in migrants “is impacting New Yorkers’ quality of life” and the situation is “absolutely out of control.”
Leaders in New York City are pleading for help while bus loads of migrants continue to arrive.
The authorities have the responsibility to create shelters and places for the migrants to sleep.
