Some 113 Senegalese migrants arrived at a facility New York City commissioned by mayor Eric Adams and known as tent city - which until last week was almost empty.
Friday’s news also came a day after Mayor Adams and Council Speaker Adrienne Adams criticized Queens Councilwoman Vickie Paladino, a Republican, for likening a program that involves drag queens reading stories to public school students to “degeneracy” and grooming.
"We have an obligation to move on,” longtime gay rights activist Allen Roskoff said. “We’re going to continue to hold him accountable and work with him, but we’re moving on. We want to get things done.”
"We have an obligation to move on,” longtime gay rights activist Allen Roskoff said. “We’re going to continue to hold him accountable and work with him, but we’re moving on. We want to get things done.”
“We want an office that has a budget,” said prominent LGBTQ activist Allen Roskoff, who pointed to similar offices that existed under the leadership of Mayor David Dinkins and Mayor Ed Koch. “He needs to have recognizable LGBT people everywhere.”