NEW YORK — The city says beginning Monday, 20 additional migrant shelters will have a curfew.
CBS New York spoke with Mayor Eric Adams and advocates on Sunday.
The city says migrants at the additional shelters will have a curfew from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. The announcement came after police said a group of men assaulted two officers outside a migrant shelter in Times Square . And just days later, police say a 15-year-old migrant shot a woman inside JD Sports in Times Square and then allegedly fired at officers who were chasing him .
“Unfortunately, the incident that happened in Times Square. It’s not the norm,” said Hildalyn Colon-Hernandez, deputy director of New Immigrant Community Empowerment, or NICE.
Watch Kristie Keleshian’s report
Colon-Hernandez agrees with the expanded curfew for the safety of migrants. The city said in a statement it is “prioritizing the health and safety” of asylum seekers and surrounding New Yorkers, and that it “will allow for more efficient capacity management for migrants in the city’s care.”