FDNY shuts down St. John Villa shelter over faulty sprinkler, alarm systems
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Migrants left the city shelter set up at the former St. John Villa Academy Monday after the FDNY shut the site down, the Advance/SILive.com has learned.
State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D-North Shore/South Brooklyn) shared a photo of people with suitcases leaving the shelter boarding a city bus, and an FDNY vacate order citing a failure to provide a sprinkler system and a fire alarm system.
“From the beginning, we have always stood firm that a migrant shelter at Villa was an issue of safety. Todays closure by the FDNY proves what we’ve said all along,” Scarcella-Spanton said. “We hope that this shows the city how critical input is from the elected officials and neighbors who know their community best. As an alumni of St. John Villa Academy, I look forward to its next chapter, being a school that Staten Islanders deserve.”