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They wanted work permits but, for some, cold nights forced a decision in front of the Watson Hotel.
Police and sanitation crews swept asylum seekers from the sidewalk in front of the Hell’s Kitchen hotel-turned-shelter last night, seeking to end a standoff with men who had refused to move to a new barracks-like shelter at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook.
The migrants had rallied earlier in the day for work permits to help become self-sufficient. But some gave in after hard nights spent on the sidewalk.
“To be suffering like this, why?” said Kennedy Gonzalez, a 37-year-old Venezuelan, who decided to go to Red Hook after spending Tuesday night outside. “One night and the cold weather was killing me. I didn’t come to The United States to suffer. I came here to work for my family.”
Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her $227 billion budget plan yesterday. What’s in it? We have the highlights from Hochul’s proposal that bolsters tax revenue while putting cash away for rainy days ahead.
City schools will once again be allowed to grade their own students’ Regents exams, our partners report at Chalkbeat New York report. It’s a policy that officials scrapped a decade ago amid concerns that educators were systematically nudging scores over the passing cutoff.
Thursday's Weather Rating: 3/10. Partly cloudy skies are in control today, with temperatures topping out in the low 40s. The wind keeps it feeling a bit chilly but fairly typical for this time of year. Some very cold weather looms starting tomorrow. The vibes are staying wintry!
THE KICKER: After a multi-year saga, the Enormous Bean of Tribeca is now complete. The oblong, polished sculpture weighs 40 tons, and the bean counters at Curbed report it cost an arm and a legume — about $8 million. Thanks, as always, for reading. Make it a great Thursday.
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