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Mayor Adams imposes curfew at select NYC migrant shelters after Times Square shooting
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Published Feb 11, 2024
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Mayor Eric Adams is imposing a curfew at select migrant shelters across the city starting on Monday, city officials said.
His actions come days after a shooting in Times Square resulted in the arrest of one suspect: a teen who had been staying at a migrant shelter, according to officials. The curfew will run from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. at 20 migrant shelters hosting a combined 3,608 people – a fraction of the 200 emergency shelter sites that are helping to house the tens of thousands of migrants entering the city each month, according to estimates.
In a statement to Gothamist on Sunday, Adams’ administration said that imposing a curfew will help ensure citywide safety.
“New York City continues to lead the nation in managing this national humanitarian crisis, and that includes prioritizing the health and safety of both asylum seekers in our care and New Yorkers who live in the communities surrounding the emergency shelters we manage,” City Hall spokesperson Kayla Mamelak said in a statement.
But some advocates criticized the new curfew.
“It's totally counterproductive,” said Joshua Goldfein, a staff attorney for the Homeless Rights Project. People are working, they're working late. Many many people are working doing delivery for apps and it doesn't make sense to create this additional burden for them."
The authorities arrested a 15-year-old boy – who they said immigrated from Venezuela last year – the NYPD said at a press conference over the weekend. The teen is also a suspect in two other incidents, including another shooting in Times Square and a robbery in the Bronx, officials said. On Saturday, authorities said the teen would be charged as an adult.
The curfew is being imposed at shelter sites at: 455 Jefferson St., Austell Place, Greater Eternal Baptist Church, Christ Disciples Intl Ministries, Ridgewood Presbyterian Church, BK Way, Hotel RL, Imperial Hotel, Orchard Street Hotel, Quality Inn JFK, Redford Hotel, Sleep Inn, The Gatsby Hotel, El Rancho Motel, the Essence JFK, the VybeBrooklyn, Voyage Hotel, Americana Inn HPD, Hotel Merit and the Holiday Inn Express Brooklyn.
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Giulia Heyward
Giulia Heyward is a breaking news reporter on the Day-Of desk. She previously worked at NPR, as a breaking news reporter, and the New York Times, as a reporting fellow on the national desk. Her work has also appeared in CNN, The Atlantic and Politico. Got a tip? Email [email protected] or more securely on signal at 917-715-1458.
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Ramsey Khalifeh
Ramsey Khalifeh is a transportation reporter on the NYC Accountability desk covering the largest transit system in the country. He was previously a general assignment reporter at Gothamist and worked on the Boston Globe's metro and copy desk. Got a tip? Email [email protected]
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