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City Hall is building a tent city for immigrants in New York: the townspeople are unhappy

'27.09.2022'

Nadezhda Verbitskaya

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The first of Mayor Eric Adams' tent cities for migrants began construction in the Bronx on September 26. Workers began assembling a campus in a parking lot in Orchard Beach, reports New York Post.

About 30 people drilled holes in the pavement and installed poles and beams for five massive heated tents. They will be able to accommodate 1000 adults for four days while they are screened before entering the city's shelter system.

But while Orchard Beach has been called New York's Riviera, pictures of migrant housing suggest the stay won't be as chic as the tents will simply be set up with rows of spartan camp beds without mattresses.

The 1,7-kilometer long sand strip along Long Island Sound is located deep in Pelham Bay Park. The area is almost 1215 hectares, which is about three times the size of Manhattan's famous Central Park. It is here that a tent city is being built.

Residents of the Bronx questioned the wisdom of housing migrants there

According to Adams, the influx of migrants from the southern states of America could reach 75 people.

“Why send them to a low-income area? - outraged 35-year-old Rob Soto from Soundview. Why don't they send them to the Hamptons? Why do people suffer?

Retiree Nelson Cortez, 76, said he visited the park to get away from the noise of the city and enjoy the fresh air, but now that opportunity has been taken away from him.

“We don't want this. I come here to enjoy the beach. Our families come here to have a picnic,” he said. “I live not far from here and the value of my house will drop.”

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Cortes is also concerned that the continued influx of migrants means there won't be enough jobs and more crime.

“I came here from Puerto Rico,” Cortez said. “When I arrived in this country, I paid for my own travel and received nothing from the government. I came, got a job and provided for my family.”

Another native of Puerto Rico, 59-year-old Juan Nazario from City Island, said: "This is crazy."

“This area is 99% Puerto Rican,” Nazario said. “Everything illegal that happens here now will be blamed on the Puerto Ricans.”

Workers preparing a parking lot for illegal immigrants said they were hired by US government agencies. Their firm is based in Washington DC. They usually erect huge tents for concerts and events at the White House.

Spotlights, more than 20 generators, portable toilets and a mobile sleeping block were installed at the construction site.

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