NEW YORK — CBS News New York is learning more about a migrant shelter that opened in Riverdale after elected officials say they’ve been left in the dark by the city about it.
Back in August, CBS News New York captured video of furniture being moved into a building on Waldo Avenue and 238th Street in Riverdale.
“DHS refuses to community with us”
Converted from a college dorm to a city migrant shelter with 95 rooms, residents say they only know it’s open from their own observations.
“I’ve seen people coming in with packages. Food, I guess,” one resident said.
Elected officials in the district say they also haven’t received confirmation from the city about its opening either.
“A lot of what we don’t know is because DHS refuses to communicate with us. In fact, the reason I know families are moving in is because I went over there myself to ask if families are moving in,” said Council Member Eric Dinowitz. “And that’s not an acceptable way for our city agencies to be communicating.”