20 busloads of migrants turn up at NYC’s historic Roosevelt Hotel reopened as ‘asylum seeker arrival center’By Georgett Roberts, Olivia Land, and Bernadette Hogan
May 19, 2023
The historic Roosevelt Hotel opened its doors to 20 busloads of migrants as an “asylum seeker arrival center” on Friday as New York City continues to grapple with an influx of migrants from the southern border.
An MTA bus loaded with men, women and children pulled up at the iconic building at 45 E. 45th St. shortly before 7 a.m. The new arrivals clutched brown envelopes and walked in single file.
Photos from inside the building showed the luxury interior covered in signs indicating areas for check-in and registration, as well as chairs with forms about emergency medical services.
The hotel, which first opened its doors in 1924, has been the backdrop for a string of Hollywood films — including “Maid in Manhattan,” “Malcolm X,” “Wall Street,” “The French Connection,” “The Irishman” and “Man on a Ledge.”
On Friday, guards from Mulligan Security were posted outside the building.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/05/19/nyc-roosevelt-hotel-opens-as-asylum-seeker-arrival-center/
