A chaotic scene unfolded during a Lower Manhattan rally on Monday after anti-migrant protesters crashed a coalition’s call to end the mayor’s 60-day shelter limit for asylum seekers.
Photo by Dean Moses
Progressive lawmakers condemned the Adams administration’s efforts to limit shelter stays for migrants during a Lower Manhattan press conference Monday that wound up being crashed by far-right conspiratorial activists.
A chaotic scene unfolded during the Foley Square rally on Jan. 8 as a coalition led in part by City Comptroller Brad Lander called for an end to the mayor’s 60-day shelter limit for asylum seekers.
Supporters of the migrants demanded that Mayor Eric Adams reverse gears on a plan to limit shelter stays for migrant families. The first round of notices is expected to take place on Jan. 9, which Lander believes could see children thrown out into the cold.
“It is one of the most needlessly cruel things I have seen the government of the city of New York do in decades,” Lander said. “What the mayor, City Hall is proposing tomorrow, to evict families in the middle of winter, there is no need to do it.”
Lander helped organize the rally, which saw scores of fellow elected officials and homeless and immigration activists gather to call on Mayor Adams to consider the potential ramifications of evicting newly arrived families.
Over the weekend, single adult males languished for days outside of an East Village reticketing center, telling amNewYork Metro that they lost feeling in their limbs due to the extreme cold. This led Lander to worry for the safety of children.
“I was at St. Brigid’s a couple of weeks ago. It’s so grim what’s happening there. I really do feel like the cruelty is the point, like the city doesn’t want people to reapply for shelter,” Lander told amNewYork Metro.
Meanwhile, at City Hall, Mayor Adams defended his policy Monday and vowed that children would not end up sleeping on the street.
“Anyone who…
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