NYC to Shut Migrant Center in Former Hotel as Crisis Eases (1)

New York City will close a processing center and shelter for asylum seekers housed in a former luxury hotel after the number of new arrivals fell to less than 10% of its peak during the migrant crisis.

Mayor Eric Adams said on Monday the city will shut the Roosevelt Hotel in “the coming months.” The announcement follows the closure or planned shutdown of 53 other migrant shelters, including a large tent facility on Randall’s Island, which is expected to shutter at the end of the month.

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