New York City will spend millions renting another FIVE THOUSAND hotel rooms for illegal migrants, on top of the 1,000 already booked including at four-star Times Square resort The Row
- New York City's department of social services announced on Wednesday that they intended to rent a further 1,000 hotel rooms for migrants
- They did not specify which hotels, or disclose the estimated cost of the controversial scheme
- On Monday it emerged that 1,000 rooms were being booked at a smart Times Square hotel, The Row, for migrants
- The governors of Texas and Arizona are offering free buses from their state to any migrants who wish to head north to NYC and Washington DC
- The mayors of both cities have accused the Republican governors of using desperate people as a political prop
New York City is planning on renting a further 5,000 hotel rooms to accommodate the migrants arriving on buses in the city from Texas and Arizona, as the city struggles to house the new arrivals.
The 5,000 rooms will come on top of the 1,000 rooms the city announced they would rent last week.
No cost was given, and they did not specify which hotels they planned to use.
Some New Yorkers reacted with anger to the news of the additional 5,000 hotel rooms.
'NYC is looking for an extra 5,000 hotel rooms to house bused in migrants. So now we have illegal immigrants instead of tourists in our hotels,' tweeted Andrea Catsimatidis, chair of the Manhattan Republican Party.
New York City is planning on renting a further 5,000 hotel rooms to accommodate the migrants arriving on buses in the city from Texas and Arizona, as the city struggles to house the new arrivals.The 5,000 rooms will come on top of the 1,000 rooms the city announced they would rent last week.