Another shelter for asylum seekers in New York City has been shut down by the FDNY.
NEW YORK -- Another shelter for asylum seekers has been shut down by the FDNY. According to the mayor's office, 130 men were moved out of the shelter on 31st Street and Seventh Avenue -- right near Penn Station -- on Monday due to it having an inadequate fire alarm system. A sign on the door reads, 'Vacate. Do Not Enter. The fire department has determined that conditions in this premises are imminently perilous to life in case of fire.
John Villa Academy shelter on Staten Island over fire code violationsCity Hall sources said this is the same location a mayoral aide tried to inspect last week, and added that two security personnel who wouldn't let the aide in had to be taken into custody. The sources said the FDNY is clashing with the Office of Emergency Management and the mayor's office over making sure the locations are in compliance.
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