After receiving “disturbing threats” from anti-migrant groups and a letter in opposition from local elected officials, a NYC church is backing down from plans to house migrants. St. John’s Episcopal Church in Staten Island has canceled plans to convert some of its space into a shelter for asylum seekers, the church’s priest said in a statement. It’s not the first time Staten Island has seen a .
Approximately 2,000 migrants returned to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn following an overnight stay at James Madison High School as a result of Tuesday's storm.