Fights in the Forgotten Borough: Part Two
Show Notes
A priest said he was threatened. The community said they felt ignored.
In part two of the series, Ravi visits Rosebank, a neighborhood on Staten Island’s northeastern shore, to investigate another chapter in the migrant shelter controversy. Through conversations with neighbors and the people at the center of the issue, he searches for common ground and a path forward.
Fresh Kills: A History of Consuming and Discarding in New York City (Martin V. Melosi, 1/28/20)
Staten Island: Conservative Bastion in a Liberal City (Daniel C. Kramer and Richard M/ Flanagan, 5/4/12)
Illegal Immigration and Crime in Texas (CATO Institute, 10/13/20)
Record number of children crossing the Darien Gap towards the US this year (UNICEF, 11/18/22)
America, please be reasonable on immigration (Noahpinion, 1/29/24)
Law-Abiding Immigrants: The Incarceration Gap Between Immigrants and the US-Born, 1870–2020 (National Bureau of Economic Research, March 2024)
Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans, studies find (NPR, 3/8/24)
Crossing the Darién Gap: Migrants Risk Death on the Journey to the U.S. (Council on Foreign Relations, 7/22/24)
Rosebank Boys restore monument that pays tribute to World War II veterans from the North Shore community (Staten Island Advance, 1/31/23)
NYC has no plans to shutter migrant housing at Staten Island school (Staten Island Advance, 5/22/23)
Rumors swirl about possible migrant housing coming to Staten Island senior residence (Staten Island Advance, 1/19/24)
Pastor confirms intentions to house migrants in basement of Staten Island senior residence (Staten Island Advance, 1/19/24)
Staten Island pastor scraps plans for migrant shelter after alleged threats (Staten Island Advance, 1/25/24)
The human coyotes helping migrants survive Central America's grueling Darien Gap jungle (CBS News, 3/30/19)
FDNY shuts down migrant shelter at former Catholic school on Staten Island (New York One, 10/17/23)
Staten Island church pursuing migrant shelter (New York One, 1/19/24)
Chaos, Fury, Mistakes: 600 Days Inside New York’s Migrant Crisis (New York Times, 12/26/23)
If You're Thinking of Living In/Rosebank; Clinging to Tradition on Staten Island (New York Times, 9/18/94)
A Quiet Slice of New York Waterfront (New York Times, 3/12/06)
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