{"id":2034495,"date":"2023-09-16T12:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T16:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-to-use-floyd-bennett-field-as-emergency-site-to-house-asylum-seekers\/"},"modified":"2023-09-16T12:19:27","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T16:19:27","slug":"nyc-to-use-floyd-bennett-field-as-emergency-site-to-house-asylum-seekers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-to-use-floyd-bennett-field-as-emergency-site-to-house-asylum-seekers\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC to utilize Floyd Bennett Field for emergency housing of &#8216;asylum seekers&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-to-use-floyd-bennett-field-as-emergency-site-to-house-asylum-seekers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2034495&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>New York City Leases Floyd Bennett Field \u2063as Emergency Shelter for Thousands of Illegal\u200d Immigrants<\/h2>\n<p>New \u2062York City has reached a leasing \u200ddeal \u200cwith the federal government\u200b to use Floyd Bennett Field as an emergency \u200dsite \u200cto shelter thousands of \u2062illegal \u2063immigrants in the city, Mayor Eric\u2063 Adams\u2062 said on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>In a\u2064 statement on Sept. \u200b15, Mr. \u2062Adams announced that\u2062 Floyd Bennett Field\u200b will be utilized to house &#8220;some of\u200b the more \u200dthan \u200d113,300 asylum seekers&#8221; who have entered the \u200ccity since \u2062last year.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing gratitude to New \u200cYork Governor Kathy Hochul \u200dfor her commitment to fully reimburse the\u200b city for the use \u2062of \u200dthe site, Mr. Adams also emphasized the need for federal \u200cassistance in managing the illegal immigration crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related \u2064Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/nyc-mayor-demands-federal-money-to-deal-with-immigration-crisis-promises-to-do-more-to-accommodate-asylum-seekers-5454738\">NYC Mayor Demands Federal Money to\u2063 Deal With \u2064Immigration Crisis, Promises to \u2018Do More\u2019 \u2063to Accommodate Asylum Seekers<\/a> (8\/9\/2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/no-right-to-shelter-for-asylum-seekers-nyc-mayor-says-5013008\">No &#8216;Right to Shelter&#8217; for &#8216;Asylum Seekers,&#8217; NYC Mayor Says<\/a> \u200c (1\/26\/2023)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr. Adams reiterated the urgency of the Biden \u200dadministration issuing \u200can emergency \u200bdeclaration \u200cto allocate \u2062additional space and funding necessary for the city to \u2064effectively handle the influx of illegal immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I have said before, because we haven&#8217;t seen \u200dmeaningful policy changes that would alter the course of \u2063this crisis,\u2064 we&#8217;ve\u2063 been forced to \u200bunsustainably open\u2063 new site after new site\u200d as asylum seekers continue to arrive by the thousands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>\u201cThis is not an adequate solution or\u200d any sort \u2063of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-the-gop-plan-to-oppose-bidens-iran-deal\/\" title=\"Inside the GOP Plan to Oppose Biden\u2019s Iran Deal\">long-term plan<\/a> by the federal government to this national\u200b problem,&#8221; \u200dthe Democrat mayor added.<\/p>\n<h2>Crisis Could &#8216;Destroy&#8217; NYC<\/h2>\n<p>Mr. Adams\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/i-dont-see-ending-to-migrant-crisis-that-will-destroy-nyc-mayor-5487633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had warned that<\/a> the illegal immigration crisis \u200dunder the Biden \u2063administration will &#8220;destroy&#8221; his city, and that he\u2062 doesn&#8217;t see an end to the problem \u200bas the Big Apple continues to struggle with \u2062an influx \u2064of tens of \u2063thousands of illegal \u2062immigrants\u2063 from the southern border.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Let me tell you something, New Yorkers.\u2064 Never in my life have\u200c I had a problem\u2062 that I did not see an ending\u200b to.\u200c I don&#8217;t see an ending to \u200dthis. This issue will destroy New \u2064York City,&#8221; \u200bhe said on\u200b Sept. \u200b6.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Hundreds\u200b of illegal immigrants line up outside of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building\u2063 in New York City on June 6, \u20632023. \u2062(David Dee Delgado\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Mr. Adams,\u2063 over 110,000 illegal aliens\u200b have arrived in New York City since spring 2022, with approximately 60,000 currently under the city&#8217;s care. To address the situation, \u200che announced the opening\u200d of a shelter in Long Island City\u200c capable of accommodating \u2062up to 1,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-to-use-floyd-bennett-field-as-emergency-site-to-house-asylum-seekers\/\" title=\"NYC to utilize Floyd Bennett Field for emergency housing of 'asylum seekers'.\">000 illegal \u2062immigrants\u200d seeking asylum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re getting 10,000 migrants \u2062a month,&#8221; Mr. Adams stated,\u200d noting\u2064 that initially, the majority were Venezuelans, but now there are also Ecuador nationals and Russian-speaking individuals crossing the U.S. southern border \u2063and heading to New York City.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now we&#8217;re getting Western Africa, now we&#8217;re getting people from\u2062 all over the globe \u200dthat\u2063 have made their minds up that they&#8217;re going to come through the southern part of the border and come to New York City,&#8221; he continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Mr. Adams has estimated \u2062that \u2063the illegal\u200c immigration crisis could cost\u2062 the\u2064 self-declared &#8220;sanctuary city&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/mayor-says-immigration-crisis-to-cost-nyc-12-billion-over-3-years-5456715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$12 billion<\/a> over\u2062 three years if things don&#8217;t change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>In August, New York City <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/nyc-opens-tent-shelter-at-creedmoor-psychiatric-center-for-1000-illegal-immigrants-5469314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opened a tent shelter<\/a> at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in\u200c Queens Village \u200bto accommodate up \u2063to 1,000 illegal immigrants as the city grapples with the influx of\u2063 people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The shelter, \u2062which began operating on Aug. 15, consists of two separate tents capable of housing 1,000 male immigrants. Local \u200dofficials anticipated receiving 100 immigrants \u2062on the opening day, according to the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think if you&#8217;ve been paying attention to the number of \u2062people coming \u200cin, 2,000, 2,500 \u2064a week \u2063\u2026 This place will \u2064be full very, very quick,&#8221; Zach Iscol, \u200bNYC&#8217;s Emergency \u200bManagement commissioner, told reporters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n  <em>Lorenz Duchamps contributed to this report.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/emergency-bill-introduced-for-50m-in-aid-to-migrants-bused-to-d-c\/\" title=\"Emergency Bill Introduced for M in Aid to Migrants Bused to D.C.\">additional federal assistance<\/a> is needed to effectively manage the\u2062 crisis and support the growing number of asylum seekers\u2062 in New York City<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Percent\u2063 coming from the southern border. This \u200dinflux has\u2064 placed a tremendous strain on the city&#8217;s resources and infrastructure, and the situation is worsening with each passing day.<\/p>\n<p>The utilization of Floyd Bennett Field as\u2063 an\u2062 emergency\u200d shelter for thousands \u200cof illegal immigrants is both a necessary\u2064 and temporary solution. It provides a safe and secure space where individuals can be housed while their cases are being\u2062 processed. However, it\u2063 is important\u2064 to note that this is not a\u2064 long-term plan, but\u200b rather a response to the immediate crisis\u200b at hand.<\/p>\n<p>While the city is grateful for Governor Kathy Hochul&#8217;s commitment to fully\u200c reimburse the use of\u200d the site,\u200d additional federal assistance is needed to effectively manage \u200dthis crisis. Mayor Adams has repeatedly\u200c emphasized the need for the \u2062Biden administration to issue an \u200cemergency declaration that allocates additional space and funding to New York\u2063 City. Without this support, the \u2064city will continue to \u200bstruggle to\u2063 meet the \u200cneeds of the growing number of asylum seekers.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor&#8217;s concerns \u2063are warranted, as he\u200b believes that \u2063the illegal immigration crisis has the \u2064potential to &#8220;destroy&#8221;\u200c New York City. The strain on resources, the impact on infrastructure, and the overwhelming numbers of individuals arriving at\u200b the\u2062 southern border are all contributing factors to this dire situation. Mayor Adams does not see\u200d an end to this crisis unless meaningful policy \u2063changes are implemented.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to recognize the gravity of\u200b the \u200csituation and the urgent need for a comprehensive and sustainable solution.\u200b The federal\u2063 government must take decisive action to address the root \u200ccauses of\u2062 illegal immigration and\u2062 provide the necessary support to cities like New York that are on the\u2064 frontlines of this crisis.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the leasing \u2063of \u2064Floyd Bennett\u2062 Field as an emergency\u2063 shelter\u200b for thousands of illegal immigrants is a necessary response to \u2063the current crisis facing New \u2063York City. While \u2064this is not\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sexual-consent-app-idea-draws-criticism-in-australia\/\" title=\"Sexual Consent App Idea Draws Criticism In Australia\">long-term solution<\/a>, it provides a temporary respite for individuals while their cases are being \u2064processed. However, without additional\u200c federal assistance, the city will continue to struggle to\u2063 effectively manage \u2064the influx \u200cof asylum \u200dseekers. It is imperative that the Biden administration\u2064 takes decisive action to address this crisis\u200c and provide the necessary resources to prevent the potential \u2064destruction of New York City.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City has secured a lease agreement with the federal government to utilize Floyd Bennett Field as an emergency shelter for numerous undocumented immigrants, according to Mayor Eric Adams. The field will be employed to accommodate a portion of the individuals, as stated in his September 15 announcement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":299,"featured_media":2034496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2034495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2034495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/299"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2034495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2034495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2034496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2034495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2034495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2034495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}