During January, the New York police carried out two operations outside hotels in Manhattan where immigrants are staying to seize dozens of illegal motorcycles.
According to the police, the operations were carried out in response to complaints from neighbors due to constant complaints from the community.
“Following community complaints and concerns that illegal scooters and bicycles are creating a danger to public safety, two operations were carried out,” they said in a statement.
In total, two operations were carried out in conjunction with the cleaning department on January 9 and 17 and 80 motorcycles were removed.
One of them occurred at the Roosevelt Hotel and the other at the Watson Hotel, both set up as shelters for immigrants recently arrived in New York.
“The seized vehicles were not registered or were parked in an unauthorized location,” the authorities indicated.
Immigrants who were affected by the operation regretted that their vehicles were taken away, as they point out that it is their only means of livelihood.
“They arrived and the hotel security closed the doors so that no one came out to claim their motorcycle,” said Rafael Rodríguez.
“The majority of those who took their motorcycles worked in delivery, earning day to day because it is difficult to get work without papers,” he said.
In that case there is Bryan Lima, who had his scooter seized.
Lima pointed out that not having his work vehicle makes it difficult for him to find resources to rent a place and no longer depend on the shelters.
“I see it as unfair, but on the other hand they have their reasons,” he said.
“I already have my 60-day letter (to leave the shelter), I can’t work anymore because I don’t have my papers and they took the motorcycle from me and it was what gave me a little money to save and be able to leave here and rent, “How can you rent if you don’t have a job,” he lamented.
All seized motorcycles will be taken to a warehouse and subsequently destroyed.
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