Migrants at NYC’s Floyd Bennett Field feared tent collapse as storm knocked loose bolts, hinges from ceiling
NY Post
Migrants at the Big Apple’s tent shelter at Floyd Bennett Field said Monday’s monster storm caused metal bolts and hinges to drop from the ceiling — leaving them terrified the structure would collapse.
Several asylum-seekers told The Post they spent a sleepless night inside the Brooklyn shelter site — currently home to 1,700 migrants — as 55 mph winds and heavy rain lashed the Big Apple.
“Pieces were falling from the roof,” said Leugim del Carmen Martinez Ordaz of Peru.
“It’s so dangerous for the children. Things could fall on them,” the asylum-seeker said.
A handful of migrants pocketed the metal ceiling parts they claim dropped during the ferocious storm, later showing The Post images of the pieces of metal.
“The wind was so strong, it looked like the tents were going to give way and be blown apart,” said Venezuelan migrant Reibi Rodriguez, who is staying at the city-run site with his wife and three kids.
