NYC closes migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field

NYC closes migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field with more set to shutter by summer 2025
The controversial Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter in Brooklyn closed Saturday, just four months into a new year-long lease.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams shuts down infamous migrant tent city at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn
Mayor Eric Adams closed the final chapter on the infamous, mass migrant encampment in Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field on Saturday
NYC to open massive migrant shelter in the Bronx, close controversial Hall Street shelter
The city opening a massive new migrant shelter in the Bronx, the Daily News has learned — a sign that city is still wrestling with the tens of thousands of migrants in the city’s care despite dozens of shelter closures.
Controversial migrant shelter in Brooklyn shutters ahead of wave of planned closures
A controversial migrant shelter in Brooklyn closed Saturday. Mayor Eric Adams celebrated as workers began dismantling the tent encampment at Floyd Bennett Field. The abrupt end comes just four months into a new year-long lease.
NYC to close 10 more migrant shelters — including violence-ridden Brooklyn facility
The controversial shelter at 47 Hall St. in Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill neighborhood, which housed roughly 3,350 single male migrants at the peak of the crisis, is among the handful of taxpayer-funded sites expected to close in June, according to city officials.
New York City to Close 13 Emergency Shelters as Number of Migrants in the City Falls
New York City will close 13 emergency shelters that housed asylum seekers by June as the numbers of migrants in the Big Apple have fallen to its lowest point in 18 months.
NYC to close 13 more migrant shelters by June 2025
The new closures include Hall Street in Brooklyn, one of the city's largest facilities which houses 3,500 migrants.
City to close 13 more migrant shelters, including massive Clinton Hill site
The Adams administration will shutter 13 more emergency migrant shelters, including a massive Brooklyn facility where 3,500 migrants currently reside, as the number of asylum seekers traveling to the city continues to recede,
Baby born at sea on migrant dinghy en route to Spain
A baby girl was born at sea on a migrant dinghy en route to Spain from Africa on Monday, according to the Spanish maritime ...
New York to Cut 10,000 Migrant Beds but Open New Shelter in the Bronx
The Hall Street shelter in Brooklyn, which drew numerous complaints, is among several that will soon close in New York.
Retiring ICE chief says Biden should have acted 'earlier' to address migrant surge
Acting ICE Director Patrick "PJ" Lechleitner wishes President Biden would have taken action on the border earlier in his ...
Migrant caravan heads to US before tougher immigration policy expected under Trump
Hundreds of migrants are traveling in a caravan through Mexico in hopes of reaching the U.S. southern border before President ...
Biden Extends Migrant Protection Programs Trump Promised to End
A Trump spokesperson vowed the president-elect "will deliver," despite the outgoing administration's decision.
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Migrant dies trying to cross Channel to reach UK
A migrant has died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the UK, the Government has said. More than 30 ...
Baby born on migrant boat off Spain's Canary Islands 'doing well,' doctor says
A baby girl, who was born on a packed migrant dinghy headed for Spain's Lanzarote island in the Canaries, was being treated ...
Democratic state senators condemn migrant crime bill backed by Gallego, Kelly and Hobbs
Democratic Arizona Senate leaders are rejecting the bipartisan Laken Riley Act, a tough immigration bill in Congress.
Migrant workers lead aid efforts in Los Angeles-area fires
Hundreds gathered at the Pasadena Community Job Center on Friday to assist in debris cleanup efforts and distribute supplies to communities affected by L.A.’s raging fires. The center is operated by ...