A longtime Staten Island homeowner has joined local politicians in a fight to block some 300 migrants from moving into a nearby Catholic school — claiming outdoor showers running on generator…
a nearby Catholic school — claiming outdoor showers running on generators 24 hours a day will pose a “nuisance.”
“I don’t want to be here because we don’t want to see this building, a migrant shelter, in the middle of his beautiful neighborhood,” said Borough President Vito Fossella, one of the plaintiffs, at a press conference outside the former boarding school on the east shore of Staten Island. Kerkert said the showers will be installed with loud generators right next to his home on Landis Avenue.Facebook / Assemblyman Michael Tannousis
The demonstrations continued Thursday night and led to three arrests on charges of trespassing and obstruction, according to the NYPD.
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