NYC immigrants ticked off about migrants crammed into neighborhood rec center: ‘What the hell!’By Haley Brown and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
August 6, 2023
The thousands of migrants recently flooding into the Big Apple are facing a new round of pushback — from New York City immigrants.
First-generation Brooklyn immigrants were up in arms Sunday over City Hall jamming dozens of newly arrived male asylum-seekers into the Sunset Park Recreation Center, saying the facility has long been a beloved community staple — until now.
“People are really upset from the community,” said a first-generation Chinese immigrant who only gave her name as Chen. “All the people use this facility from this community.
“So right now you take away all the benefit to us and give it to them? What the hell!”
An estimated crowd of at least 300 local residents demonstrated outside the Sunset Park facility as they prepare a petition to present to Mayor Eric Adams and city officials.
“Most of the people in this community are immigrants themselves or the children or grandchildren,” said Dyker Heights resident Paul Rodriguez, adding that his family uses the rec center.
“Keep in mind that many of the people who are protesting in particular now are people who probably had a much longer, much [more] arduous journey here than any of the ones who are coming now,” he said. “Let’s be honest.
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https://nypost.com/2023/08/06/nyc-immigrants-ticked-off-about-migrants-crammed-into-neighborhood-rec-center-what-the-hell/
