New York City officials have discussed distributing tents to newly arriving migrants and creating encampments in parks and other outdoor spaces, according to people familiar with deliberations among Mayor Eric Adams and his top advisers
Adams, a Democrat, said Tuesday that the city has run out of hotels and other indoor sites to house more then 65,000 people in its care.
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Mayor Eric Adams made a stunning announcement Tuesday on the city’s asylum seeker crisis housing crunch.
He said it is so severe he’s actively planning for the day migrants will have to sleep outside.
“I have to manage it in a way that we don’t see what’s happening in other cites, where you’re seeing tent cities pop up all over the place,” Adams said. “We have to sort of localize it as much as possible. We have to make sure that people have some type of restroom facilities, some type of shower. This is brand new. I’ve been having a series of meetings with those who manage this in other countries on how do you not deal with the sanitary issues that comes with it.”
“We’re going to have to find large spaces and try to create a controlled environment to the best of our ability,” Adams said.
Asked if places like Central Park, Prospect Park and even Floyd Bennett Field are being considered, a top mayoral aid told CBS New York, “Everything is on the table.”
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