Local police officers and sheriff’s deputies kept watch on the grounds of a hotel in the town of Newburgh, setting up a potential showdown with the expected arrival of a busload of migrants sent there by New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Local police officers and sheriff’s deputies kept watch on the grounds of the Crossroads Hotel in the town of Newburgh Wednesday morning, setting up a potential showdown with the expected arrival of a busload of migrants sent there by New York City Mayor Eric Adams.designed to prevent the hotel from housing the migrants, according to Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus.
More than half of the newcomers are staying in homeless shelters and emergency housing set up and run by the city. Adams has repeatedly said this is straining the city's shelter system, and could cost over $4 billion over the next two years. City officials have also raised concerns over access to resources available to other New Yorkers.
Neuhaus said the officers have been deployed to the property since Tuesday and are prepared to enforce his executive order if a bus arrives. He said he does not anticipate any attempted arrests; instead, they’re there to inform the hotel and city officials of his state of emergency blocking hotels from accepting migrants, in hopes of convincing them to scrap the plan.
"We are committed to ensuring that these folks are supported and received with dignity here in Orange County and in Newburgh," she said. "Despite the rhetoric, it is completely untrue: Orange County is not going to foot the bill for these folks. ... This is being fully funded by New York City.
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