Please see the update at the bottom of this post for information, indicating that the claim giving rise to this controversy may have been false.
A non-profit that helps to house homeless veterans called the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation, claims that vets have been removed from some New York hotels to make room for migrants.
The foundation moved quickly and has managed to place the veterans in other hotels, but this is still outrageous.
The New York Post reported:
Homeless vets are being booted from NY hotels to make room for migrants: advocatesNearly two dozen struggling homeless veterans have been booted from upstate hotels to make room for migrants, says a nonprofit group that works with the vets.The ex-military — including a 24-year-old man in desperate need of help after serving in Afghanistan — were told by the hotels at the beginning of the week that their temporary housing was getting pulled out from under them at the establishments and that they’d have to move on to another spot, according to the group and a sickened local pol.“Our veterans have been placed in another hotel due to what’s going on with the immigrants,’’ said Sharon Toney-Finch, the CEO of the Yerik Israel Toney Foundation.Toney-Finch, a disabled military veteran, created YIT to raise awareness of premature births, as well as helping the homeless and low-income military service veterans in need of living assistance.“One of the vets called me on Sunday,’’ she said.“He told me he had to leave because the hotel said the extended stay is not available. Then I got another call.“We didn’t waste any time,’’ the advocate said.“That’s when we started on Monday to organize when and where to move them all.
Toney-Finch says that she believes this was all about money. She claims that the city of New York is willing to pay more for the hotel rooms than her non-profit organization.
More from the Daily Mail:
Of the 20 veterans being kicked from the hotels, she claimed 15 had been booted from the Crossroads Hotel in Newburgh, Orange County.The five others were removed from the Super 8 and Hampton Inn & Suites in Middletown, roughly 70 miles north of Manhattan.All 20 of the displaced ex-military members have been moved to a separate hotel in Hudson Valley, but Toney-Finch said the ordeal has been heartbreaking for the struggling veterans.’Now we have to work from ground zero,’ she added. ‘We just lost that trust.’
This story got some strong reactions on Twitter:
Some leftists are trying to say this OK because the veterans were just moved to other hotels.
It’s not OK. It’s disgusting and indefensible.
Update: Recent information contradicts previous claims about veterans being removed from New York hotels for migrants. An investigation reveals that the advocate who made these claims may have fabricated the story. We apologize for any confusion and are committed to providing accurate information. For more details, please refer to the NY Post.
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