Is the migrant crisis affecting broadway? — Page 2

I've been to NYC many times since the "crisis" began. At one point, I stayed at the Row which was housing migrants at the time. There were no issues.

I think what does impact Broadway is the closing of the Row. It had the most hotel rooms in midtown. Many people I know who went a few times a year for theatre pilgrimages liked the hotel because it was affordable and close to all the theatre. Many were elderly and appreciated the short walks. It wasn't luxurious, but it was clean, close and affordable. It's closing raised prices of other hotels because now rooms were more scarce.

So essentially if you convert a huge hotel to residences it will impact the volume of a neighborhood.

Once again, I'd love to point out, that you can have empathy and still agree that this is a problem impacting tourism

Edit: I'm done arguing with people who don't live here and/or are intentionally obtuse. Nothing "Fox News" about it. We said our opinion. We're moving on. Call us liars or non sympathetic if you want to. Google is out there, and it's free people. Stop being assholes on this thread.

Updated On: 8/30/23 at 01:42 PM

Voter said: "Once again, I'd love to point out, that you can have empathy and still agree that this is a problem impacting tourism"

Do you have stats for this or are you just parroting NYCs garbage mayor?

I have absolutely no problem with immigrants. The issue is 90% of them don’t have valid asylum claims so they come here, go through the court system, get denied, then get sent back. It makes no sense to let them in to begin with.

Broadway Flash said: "I have absolutely no problem with immigrants. The issue is 90% of them don’t have valid asylum claims so they come here, go through the court system, get denied, then get sent back. It makes no sense to let them in to begin with."

90%? Pull that one out of your a** like most of what you post?

In Chicago, many asylum seekers are housed in the front lobbies of police stations. EVERY DAY, everyone must bring all of their few belongings outdoors so that the floors can be swept and mopped.

Hundreds of asylum seekers were housed in the City Colleges of Chicago this summer but were moved out August 1 to other temporary quarters.

Vetted refugees spend an average of 17 years in refugee camps before being allowed to head to the United States.

We theatergoers are fortunate not to be in the shoes of our guests.

Updated On: 8/30/23 at 05:59 PM

Kad said: "I am shocked, shocked!,by which members are most disturbed by the increased presence of immigrants in midtown.

These people have often been bussed or flown here under false or misleading pretenses. They’ve made a harrowing journey, often largely on foot, across multiple countries to escape violence. They find themselves in a huge city struggling to get by, often coerced into working under the table for low wages. And now a bunch of sneering clods on a message board bitch about the fact they have to see them on their way to the theater."

You see, now you're projecting. If the only time you have to visit Times Square area is to visit a show, good for you. For many of us it's where we work or regularly commute through and have no privilege of avoiding this area. That's why we have noticed this awful situation. NYC is a huge city, if you go by the population numbers but certainly not by the area. That's why us residents couldn't help but noticing that the number of migrants that moved to NYC is equal to a mid size American city and we all feel it. But you know where there's a plenty of space? The rest of NY state. It's just that everyone from those red-lined towns are no longer even pretending to be not NIMBY. Look at Queens and Staten Island residents who keep protesting and are themselves largely immigrants. And our governor Hochul thinks those people alone will be able to re-elect her.

It's great you don't have to trip on trash and people sitting and sleeping on sidewalks, bike and moped lanes, except when you're visiting a theater, but the majority of us live in a different reality. The schools starts next week and 19,000 migrant children will be allowed to attend without any vaccinations. This will soon open another can of worms and as a parent of two school aged children, I'm here to watch it closely.

Updated On: 8/30/23 at 06:13 PM

Matt Rogers said: "gibsons2 said: "Kad said: "I am shocked, shocked!,by which members are most disturbed by the increased presence of immigrants in midtown.

These people have often been bussed or flown here under false or misleading pretenses. They’ve made a harrowing journey, often largely on foot, across multiple countries to escape violence. They find themselves in a huge city struggling to get by, often coerced into working under the table for low wages. And now a bunch of sneering clods on a message board bitch about the fact they have to see them on their way to the theater."

You see, now you're projecting. If the only time you have to visit Times Square area is to visit a show, good for you. For many of us it's where we work or regularly commute through and have no privilege of avoiding this area. That's why we have noticed this awful situation. NYC is a huge city, if you go by the population numbers but certainly not by the area. That's why us residents couldn't help but noticing that the number of migrants that moved to NYC is equal to a mid size American city and we all feel it. But you know where there's a plenty of space? The rest of NY state. It's just that everyone from those red-lined towns are no longer even pretending to be not NIMBY. Look at Queens and Staten Island residents who keep protesting and are themselves largely immigrants. And our governor Hochul thinks those people alone will be able to re-elect her.

It's great you don't have to trip on trash and people sitting and sleeping on sidewalks, bike and moped lanes, except when you're visiting a theater, but the majority of us live in a different reality. The schools starts next week and 19,000 migrant children will be allowed to attend without any vaccinations. This will soon open another can of worms and as a parent of two school aged children, I'm here to watch it closely."

How do you know that they don’t have any vaccinations?"

Are you being purposely obtuse? Where would those children get vaccinated? In their violence torn countries from which they all ran from? And if older ones did, are those vaccinations up to NYC DOE requirements? Majority of nyc kids attending public schools are lower income and immigrants living in multigenerational households. When Covid 19 vaccines became available all of them were forced to get vaxxed and those who refused started homeschooling or chose private schools. Teachers who refused a vaccine got fired. AG James had to specifically overrule DOE requirements when it comes to vaccinations and proof of residency. Schools are already petri dishes for all sorts of seasonal diseases. Adding thousands of unvaxxed children will be a disaster. And as per usual, lower income and immigrant parents will not have a choice and won't have any word in these decisions.

Updated On: 8/30/23 at 07:14 PM