Eastern Queens elected officials and community leaders are denouncing the city’s plan to create a large-scale tent facility to house an influx of migrants on the grounds of the old Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village.
In a show of bipartisan support, Councilwoman Linda Lee joined Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, Assemblyman Edward Braunstein and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards for a press conference outside of Community Board 13 in Queens Village on Wednesday, July 19. The lawmakers reiterated that the aging infrastructure, location and lack of transportation in eastern Queens fails to meet the needs of both the community and the asylum seekers.
