For far too long, the Bronx has been relegated to the status of a second-class borough in New York City and a second-class county in New York State.
Neither the State nor the City would ever think of siting a 2,200-bed men's migrant shelter in the wealthiest neighborhoods-these controversial sitings seem to be reserved only for the poorest communities in places like the Bronx.
The city is set to convert a South Bronx storage facility into a temporary shelter for migrant men from the troubled Randall's Island tent city, which is set to close next month.
Torres noted the staggering cost of sheltering asylum-seekers as he questioned how much the state and city have put towards permanently housing New Yorkers displaced by a massive blaze.
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