Gothamist — By Arun Venugopal
Published Oct 16, 2024
The Brooklyn Community Board 1 meeting was a sleepy affair, almost entirely populated by members of the board, city officials and police officers who were all on hand to discuss the state of the city’s migrant influx, which has long been described as a “crisis.”
But the extent to which residents of the district — which comprises Williamsburg and Greenpoint — are alarmed by the situation wasn’t reflected in the meeting’s attendance on Tuesday night: Just two residents showed up for an update from city officials.
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City Councilmember Shahana Hanif, a Brooklyn Democrat who serves on the Council’s immigration committee, said the decline in weekly arrivals demanded a reconsideration of 30- and 60-day shelter stay limits for newcomers. She said the measures had proven to be “costly, counterproductive and a convenient excuse for [Adams’] austerity budgets.”
“As the pace of new arrivals to New York City slows and winter approaches, it’s time for the mayor and his administration to end these policies once and for all,” she said.
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