Another large protest on Staten Island over asylum seeker shelter
Some Arrochar residents say the people pursuing the American dream didn't come to the U.S. "the right way." CBS New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
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Some Arrochar residents say the people pursuing the American dream didn't come to the U.S. "the right way." CBS New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
Police were on the scene as the crowd turned rowdy at some points. The protesters held signs and made speeches.
They said Sunday they think Mayor Eric Adams should house the migrants in his home. CBS New York's Alecia Reid reports.
Three people were arrested during a protest outside a former Staten Island school being used as a shelter for asylum seekers.
The reversal happened after a group of lawmakers filed a lawsuit to keep families out of St. John Villa Academy.
That prompted residents to protest for a third night as they demanded the city not put migrants in their close-knit community. CBS New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
Families being housed in a former private school on Staten Island are free to stay after being told they had to leave. CBS New York's Kristie Keleshian reports.
A judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday afternoon, CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
As the city's migrant crisis continues, a group of Staten Island politicians is suing the city and state, hoping to block a former private school from becoming a migrant shelter. CBS New York's Natalie Duddridge reports.
The rally was held outside the former St. John Villa Academy in Arrochar.
Hundreds of people gathered on Staten Island on Wednesday to protest the opening of a new shelter for asylum seekers. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/45IKJZx
A fourth person on Staten Island is being investigated for possible West Nile virus.
Sources tell CBS New York the city hopes to have St. John Villa Academy open by the end of the week.
As plans are in the works for New York City to use federal land in Brooklyn to house asylum seekers, sources tell CBS New York that a former private school on Staten Island will be the site of the next shelter. CBS New York's Lisa Rozner reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3YMKhaC
This is the latest site to shelter asylum seekers, now on Staten Island.
Mariza Williams, 12, has a new lease on life after spending months at the Burn Center.
A fire in Guyana back in May took the life of 20 people who were trapped in a school dormitory. More than two dozen students were also injured. One of them was transferred from South America to receive care at a burn center on Staten Island. CBS New York's Nick Caloway reports.
The NYPD says officers tried to pull over a stolen car, but the driver sped away and knocked over monuments.
Frank was found on the steps of a day care in 2002, and Vicky was left in a hospital bathroom in 2004.
Two babies abandoned on Staten Island a year and a half apart and then adopted into the same family just looked into their ancestry and got the surprise of their lives. CBS New York's Vanessa Murdock reports. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3OTcZDj
A police chase on Staten Island ended with a firefighter memorial being damaged early Monday.
Fort Wadsworth is used by the community as national park and historic site, and is a military training ground.
Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella is speaking out against the potential conversion of the Fort Wadsworth site into an asylum seeker shelter.
Officials believe an assisted living development that was put up for sale in 2022 may be turned into a shelter.
A rally was held on Staten Island on Saturday protesting a possible plan to turn an assisted living development into a shelter for asylum seekers. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3qmEax5
