African migrants rally at New York City Hall to raise awareness of housing, work struggles

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Eighteen-year-old A.B., born in the West African country of Guinea, joined more than a thousand other young African migrants in City Hall Park Tuesday.

"I was thinking if I came here it would be alright for me. But it's not easy for me. It's not easy. Everywhere I go, I did the interview. After I finish they ask me for a working permit. Sometimes I didn't eat, sometimes," said A.B.

They had a singular goal - to use Tuesday’s New York City Council...