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New this morning, the single men's migrant shelter with more than 2000 beds is coming to Mott Haven. Neighbors aren't happy about it, and elected officials, they are outraged. Our News12's Lindsay Tanny has the latest from the site, the plan, and the opposition. The Bronx should not have to bear the brunt of this ongoing crisis, the migrant crisis, something the mayor says is getting better. Numbers are down, but now thousands of beds are being placed in this building to house single migrant men. I am absolutely opposed to this proposal. I do not want to hurt. I don't care what we call it. I don't want any project of this magnitude to bring. 2200 beds into a building here in our borough. The mayor's office says they can't confirm the exact address of the migrant shelter due to safety concerns, but multiple elected officials have said that it's going to be at this building right behind me on East 141st Street in Bruckner Boulevard, a building that's actually zoned for manufacturing. Let's use that large site in the South Bronx. Repurpose it for manufacturing jobs that are good paying jobs that provide stability for individuals. The area is industrial. People who work at the auto shop across the street say the shelter will bring unwanted traffic and clog up the street. It's going to go crazy when I open. It's gonna be bad. Community Board One is hosting a meeting about the shelter on January 27th in Mott Haven. Lindsay Tanny, News 12, the Bron.

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Thanks for joining us here on News 12 The Bronx. I'm Amanda Bossard. Several major migrant shelters are closing like the ones on Randall's Island and Floyd Bennett Field, but not so fast. There is a new one coming to Mott Haven that can house more than 2000 single men. News 12's Lindsay Tanney spoke with neighbors who are not happy at all about it. Who our government serving first citizen or immigrants. A new single men's migrant shelter is coming to Mott Haven, and people are not happy. We actually have two schools here, so why? Why would they want to put that around? There's other places we want to go. 2200 beds will be in a building right on Bruckner Boulevard in council member Diana Ayella's district. The mayor's office won't tell us where it is because of what it says are safety concerns, and I think whenever you you put so many people together there are bound to be issues. Council member Ayella knows exactly where the shelter is. She tells us she'll be watching to make sure there are security measures in place, but she says it's temporary. I think it'll it'll shut down. Right when the need is no longer there and we're seeing a downward trend that indicates that that will be not too long from now. The mayor's office says the shelter is under construction and it's set to open at the end of next month. They don't know exactly how many people will be moving in immediately, but again, that maximum capacity is 2200, and the single men that move in there will have to follow that 30 day shelter stay limit. After that, they'll have to reapply for housing in Mott Haven, Lindsay Tanney, News 12, the Bronx.

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A men's shelter in Mott Haven is causing controversy in the community just days after it was opened, and News 2's Natalie Hernandez spoke with residents and those moving in. Despite growing calls for the shelter to not open here on Bruckner Boulevard, men have been moving in since last weekend. We've seen several with suitcases in hand. For those like Jose who moved to the US from Venezuela six months ago. They're one step closer to the American dream. I thank God and the authorities, but they're giving us a chance. The 2200 bed facility has sparked. Fierce debate, many saying they were never told about it opening in their backyard. This was something that they just dumped on us without us knowing. Now advocacy groups and faith leaders are stepping in to make the community feel safe. We're here to make sure the community is safe, not necessarily the migrants, not the shelter, but the community. This is 2200 men. Single, able-bodied men, not women and children. Jose says he has papers to work here legally but understands the concern. I think the community has a reason. They are from the Bronx. They lived here all their lives, and they have a point because Come here to do bad things. They have a right to speak up. The opening of this shelter comes as the mayor's office announced a total of 46 migrant shelters will be closed by June, and the city continues to navigate how to deal with all of the migrants moving in. From Mott Haven, Natalie Hernandez, News 12, the Bronx.

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Men moving into a new migrant shelter this weekend. The facility causing outrage from some local residents and politicians. News Tw's Tim Harfman is in Mott Haven with the very latest. Rolling suitcases and duffel bags in hand, Men start moving into this new 2200 bed migrant shelter on the corner of East 141st Street and Bruckner Boulevard. Hamadou Bale is one of them. You came yesterday. The 35 year old says he was. At other city shelters since arriving to the US from Africa in 2023. I look for. He's one of many men we saw Sunday night entering and leaving the building, which appears to still be under renovations on the first floor next to a security checkpoint and metal detectors. The new center. A center of controversy in recent months, drawing protests from some local lawmakers and residents like Sonia Taylor. It's not that I don't want nobody having nowhere to live. It's the location where you're putting them. This comes as the mayor's office announced a total of 46 migrant shelters will be closed by June. It's the Bronx. It's over here now. You just changed the location. Because it seems like everything that you're closing down that you don't think should be somewhere, you're putting it here and it's not fair really. We reached out to the mayor's office and borough president's office tonight about the opening. We're still waiting to hear back in Mott Haven, Tim Harfman, News 12, the Bronx.

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Local groups plan to rally against the proposed migrant shelter site in Mott Haven tomorrow on Friday, and News Twelve's Heather Fordham joining us tonight from the newsroom with the latest. Heather. Amanda, the city says the contract has already been signed to open a new migrant shelter in Mott Haven, but local organizations say there might still be time to change the city's mind. At the very least, we hope to delay it. A delay is the goal for Friday's rally outside the proposed site of a new men's migrant shelter in Mott Haven. The Bronx Young Republicans Club will be the second organization this week to protest the shelter's location. Concrete plans to open the 2200 bed migrant shelter that will house single men were announced at a heated community board meeting last week. The deputy mayor of administration. admitted the plans were not properly communicated with the community, but argued due to the closing of shelters across the city, the vacant building in the South Bronx was needed as a temporary solution. In general, right now, uh, the Bronx is in no position to take on the burden of a migrant shelter. Uh, just recently, there was a fire on Allerton Avenue and a lot of people were displaced from their homes and, uh, many of them are still homeless. And so I think it's a, I, I, I think it's a disservice that we have room for migrants, but we don't have places for our own citizens of this borough to, to stay when they need a place. The mayor's office has not confirmed an exact date when people are expected to move in, but it will be sometime during the last week of February. Meanwhile, that rally will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow on Bruckner Boulevard in the newsroom, Heather Fordham, News 12, the Bronx.

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The subpoena seeks information that includes the names and birthdates of men who live at the shelter who are not United States citizens and have criminal histories.

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