Orchard Beach is a popular family-friendly beach that serves the Bronx community.Mayor Eric Adams has struggled to expand the amount of available shelter, even proposing repurposing cruise ships. These tents, announced last week, are not a replacement for official shelters, his office says, but “humanitarian relief centers” to assist newly arriving migrants and connect them to social services. And as migrants continue to arrive, it’s likely the city will build even more.
Yvette Santiago, a 52-year-old Bronx resident who was watching the construction, wasn’t convinced. “I’m not saying that we shouldn’t want them, but there had to be somewhere better than this. It’s bad conditions, it gets very cold. When there’s snow it’s hard to come with a car; the cars slide because it’s so slippery. This was a terrible, terrible idea.
For immigrant advocates, the weather is just one of too many unanswered questions.
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