‘It’s Not the Place, But Where it’s Located’: Immigrant Families Weather First Weeks in Floyd Bennett Shelter
City Limits recently spoke with several families about what it was like to live at the shelter, the first congregate facility in which the city has placed large numbers of immigrant families with children. All complained about the cold inside the tents, the remoteness, and inaccessibility.
“We thought it was something else here,” said Jeimy, who asked to withhold her full name. “It’s not the place, but where it’s located. It’s far away from everything. Literally, we are away from everything. And this cold is unbearable.”
