New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the city would close the migrant relief center on Randall's Island less than a month after it opened.
Beds are seen in the dormitory at the Randall's Island Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center, Oct. 18, 2022, in New York City.New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced the city will close the migrant relief center on Randall's Island next week. The move comes less than a month after the city opened the sprawling 84,000-square-foot facility designed to assist with the sharp increase of asylum seekers entering the shelter system.Texas Gov.
In a statement Thursday, the mayor made clear that while the rate of arrival has "slowed in recent weeks" the city is still providing services to thousands of asylum seekers. He also announced that the opening of a new humanitarian emergency response and relief center at a hotel in Midtown Manhattan that will provide 600 rooms for single adult male asylum seekers coming to the city.
The city's emergency management office first started building the facility at Orchard Beach in the Bronx, but had to relocate due to flood risk. At an event marking the opening of the facility on Randall's Island, NYC Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol told reporters that demobilizing that location and installing it on the island cost roughly $750,000.
"The City is doing the right thing by moving people to a setting where they can have their own space and get settled. We are glad that this new location will be much more accessible to public transit so clients can access services and easily travel to and from the site. The migrants still need lawyers and work authorization so they can move on with their lives.
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