On Tuesday, a New York judge ruled that a Staten Island school being used to shelter migrants must be vacated.
Staten Island Supreme Court Justice Wayne Ozzi's ruling comes after protests broke out last month in response to the city's decision to house migrants at the site of the St. John Villa Academy, citing their perceived safety concerns in the area, due to the building's close proximity to other schools.
“It is refreshing to know that there are jurists in our system, like Judge Ozzi, who understand our concerns with having migrant shelters placed within residential areas,” Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella, one of the Republican lawmakers who filed the lawsuit against New York City, said in a statement.
“This decision is a victory for the residents of Arrochar and, frankly, all Staten Islanders,” he added. “We believed the City acted improperly in placing a migrant shelter within the heart of Arrochar, a low-density residential community and across the street from a Pre-K-12 school.”
In a copy of Ozzi's ruling obtained by Fox5 NY, says that “if there were a right to shelter embedded in the State Constitution, all county and local municipalities upstate would be compelled to provide shelter to any and all migrant asylum seekers within their borders.
“Obviously they have not,” it continues. “A right to shelter, if it exists, would apply statewide, not just in New York City.”
Prior to Tuesday's ruling local Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), sued New York City to block the school from being used as a shelter. The judge responded by temporarily placing a restraining order preventing the city from doing so. Staten Island then won its appeal.
Adams' office released a statement surrounding the community's backlash a month ago, saying, “We located the vacant St. John Villa Academy to serve as one of our respite sites for single women and adult families. We understand community concerns and want to assure them that we are working to ensure the site is well-managed.”
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If you call that a win, your a big part of the problem. The people that are breaking the law need to personally be paying for this, not the American taxpayers
Not to worry, the democrats will have the DOJ rule against any Judge not adhering to the rule of law of the Joe Biden administration. The most crooked administration in the history of America.
Liberal New York voters’ insanity coming home to roost.
I’d like to say “that’ll teach ’em”, but unfortunately, liberals are totally incapable of ever learning anything.