With Migrant Shelters Closing, What’s Next for Hell’s Kitchen’s Hotels?

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With Migrant Shelters Closing, What’s Next for Hell’s Kitchen’s Hotels?

As the City plans to close migrant and asylum seekers shelters in Hell’s Kitchen, it remains to be seen whether the hotels that host them will see the return of tourists, be converted into permanent housing, or be torn down completely. The Watson Hotel, on W57th Street (bw 9/10th Ave), has been used on and off as a shelter since 2020. Photo: Dashiell AllenOwners of The Watson Hotel recently announced their intent to lay off 79 workers at the end…