The city plans to shut down the Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center on Randall's Island by the end of February.
New York City is set to close the asylum seeker site on Randall's Island in early 2025, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday. New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday announced the city is closing the migrant shelter on Randall's Island early next year.
"We're not out of the woods yet, but make no mistake, thanks in large part to our smart management strategies and successful advocacy, we have turned the corner on this crisis," said Adams in a statement. "We're not scrambling every day to open new shelters - we're talking about closing them. We're not talking about how much we're spending - we're talking about how much we've saved.
"The ability to decompress the Randall's Island humanitarian relief center over the summer and planned decommissioning of this site in the coming months demonstrates the effectiveness of our asylum seeker management strategies," added Chief of Staff Camille Joseph Varlack.
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