So residents turned to other measures — heckling migrants who came looking for shelter and protesting loudly.
It was on Mr. Herkert’s street, but he and others residents would not confirm whether they owned it.
Gisela Rivadeneira, 24, and her father, Roberto Rivadeneira, 52, both originally from Ecuador, have been staying at the shelter since they arrived there 12 days ago.
There are just a few more weeks before a 60-day deadline to move out, which the Adams administration recently imposed on migrants.
The messages from the speaker over the weekend underlined the feeling that they are not welcome.
Persons:
Gisela Rivadeneira, Roberto Rivadeneira, Adams, Mr, Rivadeneira
Organizations:
Staten, St, John Villa Academy, Advance, New York Post
Locations:
Staten Island, Ecuador, U.S