New York Plans to Shut 25 Migrant Shelters as Numbers Fall (1)

New York City said it will close 25 migrant shelters after the number of asylum seekers being housed fell to the lowest point in more than a year.

Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday that the shelters, including the controversial facility at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, will be shut by March. As of Oct. 31, there were 212 migrant shelters in New York City and elsewhere in the state housing 59,030 people.

“We’re going to continue looking for more sites to consolidate and close, and more opportunities to save taxpayer money, as we continue to successfully manage this response,” Adams ...