Filthy migrant encampment — including illicit open-air market hawking drugs — sprouts up on Randall’s Island: ‘It’s a calamity’
By Kevin Sheehan, Dorian Geiger and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
Published Aug. 14, 2024
Updated Aug. 14, 2024, 6:21 p.m. ET
Unruly migrants have taken over Randall’s Island.
An out-of-control encampment has sprouted up at the once-placid Manhattan park in recent weeks — with migrants even setting up an illicit open-air market hawking drugs.
More than 50 tents have now been set up along the East River on Randall’s Island, on the outskirts of the city-run 3,000-bed mega-shelter. Two dozen tents line the island end of the 98th Street walking path alone.
Photos show garbage, clothing and blankets littering the lush parkland, that is home to some of the Big Apple’s top athletic facilities and waterfront pathways.
https://nypost.com/2024/08/14/us-news/migrant-encampment-with-illicit-open-air-market-hawking-drugs-sprouts-up-on-randalls-island/
