Randall's Island migrant shelter will close in 2025, mayor says

NYC to close controversial Randall’s Island migrant camp by the end of February

The city has promised to close down the controversial Randall’s Island migrant shelter, that has been a source of contention in the community, by the end of February.

Controversial Randalls Island migrant shelter to close

The Randalls Island migrant shelter is closing this winter as the number of asylum seekers in the city’s shelter system has decreased, Mayor Adams announced Wednesday. The shelter will close at the end of February and the land returned to use as athletic fields and parkland. Already, one of the biggest tents, which held more than 750 cots, has been taken down, according to a release from the mayor’s office. “We’re not out of the woods yet,” Adam…

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NYC to close mega Randall’s Island migrant shelter as new arrivals decline

Oct. 9, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller New York City will close by late February the controversial migrant shelter it built on Randall’s Island to handle the overwhelming flow of newcomers over the past two years, City Hall announced on Wednesday. The city has already started deconstructing the 3,000 bed shelter for adult migrants, according to City Hall, having already deconstructed the largest tent that housed 750 people. The Randall’s Island shel…

Randall's Island migrant shelter will close in 2025, mayor says

The troubled Randall's Island migrant shelter will close at the end of February.

Randall's Island tent shelter for migrants will close at the end of February

Mayor Adams said the move was prompted by a steady decline in the number of migrants coming to New York City.