Politics & Government
NYC Migrant Shelters Under Curfew After Times Square Violence
The 11 a.m. to 6 curfew began Monday for some — but not all — city-run migrant shelters, officials said.
NEW YORK CITY — The City That Never Sleeps is imposing a curfew on some migrants.
An 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew began Monday for shelters run by the city's Housing Preservation & Development, officials said.
The move came after two incidents of violence in Times Square linked to migrants, notably a shooting that left a tourist injured and bullets whizzing past an NYPD officer.
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A City Hall spokesperson broadly said the change would help the safety of asylum seekers and New Yorkers in communities near shelters. The new policy is in line with curfews already in place at city Department of Homeless Services and emergency management shelters, they said.
"This policy will allow for more efficient capacity management for migrants in the city’s care," the spokesperson said in a statement.
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About 3,600 migrants are in HPD's 20 shelters, ABC7 first reported. There are 200 emergency shelters citywide.
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