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Two New York City men who tried to intervene when migrants began throwing objects at people on the sidewalk in Harlem outside a shelter were hospitalized, with one pushed through a glass door on Sunday morning.
The New York City Police Department said officers were responding to reports of an attack and heard that a group of men attacked pedestrians by throwing objects at them.
The incident took place in the Central Park North and Madison Avenue area, near an old prison that had been converted into a shelter for asylum seekers.
According to police, a 35-year-old man left his apartment and confronted the group, but was eventually punched and kicked by the attackers. The New York Post reported that witnesses said the group pushed the man through a glass door.
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The 35-year-old man was cared for by paramedics and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was admitted in stable condition.
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Another man who intervened was beaten by the attackers before being transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan where he was admitted in stable condition.
Police said one person was arrested in the incident and released with a criminal record for disorderly conduct.
A guard at the former prison told The Post he saw the fight with the migrants and a man who intervened.
The guard watched as the man was chased by several migrants for a block until he crashed into a glass door of an apartment building.
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“He went, I think, looking for safety,” he told The Post. “Instead, they pushed him into the glass and pulled him out as he tried to get away.”
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Police said the investigation is still ongoing.
New York City has been overwhelmed over the past year with tens of thousands of migrants pouring into its five boroughs.
More than 90,000 asylum seekers have sought shelter in the city so far, according to the mayor’s office. Most migrants entered the US through the southern border.
More than 50,000 migrants are currently being housed in New York City, and officials revealed last month that the city was at a “tipping point.”
Last week, Mayor Eric Adams announced that the city no longer has space to house asylum seekers.
Greg Wehner is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital.
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