Homeless people have effectively taken over the JFK Airport AirTrain terminal, aggressively panhandling travelers and occupying public bathrooms while police “do nothing,” according to a new report.

Dozens of people seeking refuge from winter weather — and avoiding what they describe as unsafe city shelters — are bedding down inside the bustling transit hub that links JFK’s terminals with the Long Island Rail Road and New York City’s subway system.

“I’ve been through this place a bunch of times in the last three years,” one traveler who asked to be identified as Michael told the New York Post. “This morning was definitely the worst.”

“The second we came in the station, there was guys yelling, ‘Can you buy me something?'” Michael, who was returning from Florida, said. “All the cops did nothing while that guy followed us, asking us for money, the entire time, wouldn’t leave us alone.”

“I told him I had no cash and he was telling me to take something out and pointing to ATMs,” he added.

Other passengers said the terminal’s public restrooms have become unusable because homeless individuals camp out inside. Some vagrants were also seen sleeping on the floor as travelers wheeled suitcases past.

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