The cups of feces and urine that The New York Post reported were littering Tompkins Square Park were nowhere to be found this week. However, illegal immigrants from Africa continue to gather there for news about housing and their citizenship status.
Some played soccer to stay warm in the 25-degree weather while others sat on benches watching or stood talking in the cold.
For now, they are all unemployed noncitizens but Mamadou Deya, originally from Senegal, hopes to work in construction once he’s legalized. The 26-year-old man left West Africa with a group of friends because of brewing turmoil he feared would land him in prison without good reason….
