Manhattan eateries shut down after hotels turn into homeless shelters for illegal immigrants

The Redbury Hotel in Manhattan began housing migrants in partnership with the city last Friday. It is home to two restaurants owned by Danny Meyer, Marta and Maialino.

The repurposing of the hotel is a larger move coming from the local government of New York City to house the at least 90,000 immigrants that have come from the border since last spring.

In a clip from Viral News NYC, it is said that "about 100 migrant families [were] just recently placed at the hotel."

Apart from hotels housing migrants, schools, cruise ships, and private residences have all been suggested as places to provide housing for the influx of immigrants.

A spokesman from Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group initially said that things would go on as normal. However, the company issued a statement last Friday with a change of plans.

"We are disappointed to announce that Marta and Maialino (vicino) will be ceasing operations at the Redbury. Our last night of service will be Friday, August 25," the statement read.

The statement explained that customers who have been at the hotel were "eagerly anticipating the hotel’s full post-pandemic reopening." However, as the hotel partnered with the city to house immigrants, the "timeline for that reopening has been extended indefinitely."

It goes on to say that the company "is committed to finding job placements for all employees affected by the closures and will actively seek to find new homes for each of our restaurants."

According to a plurality of Americans, the amount of immigration on the southern border constitutes a "crisis" that needs to be addressed and the majority believe it is at least a "major problem."

Over a year ago, New York Governor Eric Adams was calling the situation in the city a "real burden on New Yorkers." Throughout the first half of this year alone, 10,000 migrants have funneled into the city each month.