The Legal Aid Society today warned Mayor Bill de Blasio not to cave to the racist not in my back yard-ism from some residents of the Upper West Side, who are threatening a lawsuit to remove homeless individuals from hotels in their neighborhood.

As a result of the COVID-19 health crisis, thousands of New Yorkers without shelter have been placed in multiple city hotels in order to protect them from the spread of the virus, according to NY1 News.

If the Administration forces vulnerable New Yorkers from their hotel rooms back to congregate shelters before it is safe to do so, Legal Aid will immediately file litigation seeking a temporary restraining order on behalf of the Coalition for the Homeless and the nearly 18,000 single adults who sleep in Department of Homeless Services shelters each night.