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NY Post
New York Post
10 May 2023


NextImg:Judge halts Rockland County hotel from accepting migrants from NYC

A judge halted a Rockland County hotel from accepting migrants bused from New York City by issuing a temporary restraining order on Tuesday.

The Armoni Inn has been barred from housing migrants at their hotel – at least for now – after Orangetown officials took them to court over the city’s plan to ship asylum seekers from Big Apple shelters to hotels in Rockland and Orange counties.

Since Friday’s announcement by City Hall, local officials in both counties have voiced condemnation and residents have expressed fear and outrage.

State Supreme Court Judge Christie D’Alessio sided with Orangetown Tuesday when she issued a temporary restraining order that stops the hotel from turning into a shelter for non-transient guests, according to court documents.

The order also slammed the brakes on the hotel making any changes without the proper permits.

The defendants in the legal action, made up of three LLCs, and Orangetown are due back in court Monday at 9:30 a.m. where D’Alessio will hear oral arguments on whether to issue a preliminary injunction.

The hotel staff had no comment Tuesday and the hotel owner could not be reached for comment. No migrants were at the hotel Tuesday night.

City Hall didn’t immediately return a request for comment.

Armoni Inn and Suites can’t house migrant from NYC for now, a judge said.
Kevin C. Downs for NY Post

The Acting Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Park said during a City Council hearing Monday the city-run busing program would begin this week.

“I believe we anticipate for it to launch this week, but again this is a situation that is evolving rapidly on the ground,” Park said.

It’s unclear how this ruling would affect the planned timetable.  

Orangetown argued Armoni Inn and Suites does not have the proper building and zoning approvals to house the migrants because they would be staying at the hotel for an extended period.  

Migrants getting off a charter bus that transported them to the NYPD police academy where they were going to spend the night

The city has taken in thousands of migrants over the last year.
Christopher Sadowski

Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny said Monday the town estimated about 340 single adults would reside at the hotel, noting the hotel cannot allow guests to stay longer than 30 days, per town code.

Before Orangetown’s legal action, Rockland County Executive Ed Day declared a state of emergency over the weekend in an effort to stop the halt of asylum seekers.

Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus issued a similar emergency declaration late Monday that would prohibit hotels, motels and other short-term rentals from allowing migrants to stay there.  

Gotham has received tens of thousands of migrants that crossed over the southern border and then were bused to the Big Apple from Texas.

Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, has said repeatedly the city doesn’t have the resources to care for the thousands of newcomers and has pleaded with the federal government to provide robust assistance.