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By Gretchen Berger

There are now close to 7,600 asylum seekers who have been bussed from the U.S. southern border to New York City, a “sanctuary city,” by Texas and Arizona, according to Mayor Eric Adams. Among them are some who will find refuge on the Upper West Side. They will live at the Park West Hotel, a private hotel on Central Park West, in Manhattan Valley. It was used during the pandemic to house homeless women.

“New York City’s ‘right to shelter’ law requires the city to find housing for any individual who requests it — regardless of immigration status or residency — so the Adams administration is legally obligated to find beds for the asylum seekers,” the New York Post reported.

The hotel, situated on a quiet, tree-lined street opposite Central Park, has a total of 94 rooms. There are 126 beds available for the 30 families and 20 school-aged children who will be calling this home for now. Some of the refugees arrived Monday night and more are expected Tuesday.

Shaun Abreu, the City Councilman from District 7, is marshaling and overseeing this “very complicated and difficult operation,” a spokesperson said, “with the help of many government agencies.”