Shivering amid the cold as a storm approached, more than a thousand migrants lined up outside the East Village’s former St. Brigid School for processing at the reticketing center set up there.
Most of those lined up for blocks leading to the site hail from Africa; they had spent days camped out waiting for their turn to enter the center in the hope of finding a place to sleep after Mayor Eric Adams limited shelter stays to 30 days for single adult men.
