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Is New York City Ready for Syrian Refugees?
Sarah Aziza |
Though Mayor de Blasio has welcomed them, few have arrived, and advocates say a clunky federal refugee policy will make it challenging when they do.
Adi Talwar
On a recent Friday, men leave the Beit El-Maqdis Islamic Center. The Center is in Sunset Park, just north of Bay Ridge, a neighborhood with a heavy Arab presence where Syrians might be relocated if they came to New York City in any numbers.
Though Mayor de Blasio has welcomed them, few have arrived, and advocates say a clunky federal refugee policy will make it challenging when they do.
In places like Sheepshead Bay, people who repaired their own homes after the storm but didn’t take steps to deal with new flooding risks may have to leave for as long as six months so the structures can be elevated.