After months of concern, city officials are reducing capacity at the Randall's Island shelter with plans to close by 2025.
The notorious Randall's Island migrant shelter will soon return to what it once was—a park situated between three boroughs with tennis courts, soccer fields and greenspace. After months of concern about the quality of life at the state-funded shelter, where thousands of adults are currently living, city officials say they have begun reducing capacity by dismantling tent structures, which housed over 750 cots. They are touting this effort as a success in managing the migrant crisis.
The city says it has significantly reduced the number of asylum seekers arriving in the city through case management and shelter limits of 30 and 60 days."We’re not scrambling every day to open new shelters — we’re talking about closing them. We’re not talking about how much we’re spending — we’re talking about how much we’ve saved," embattled NYC Mayor Eric Adams said.
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