New York City on Saturday closed the controversial Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter in Brooklyn, just four months into a new year-long lease.
Mayor Eric Adams was on hand to celebrate as workers began dismantling the tent encampment. The 2,000-bed site had been in operation for more than a year.
The closure is one of 25 planned ones Adams announced in December. However, the city says a “smaller brick-and-mortar congregate facility” will open in the Bronx for single adult men.
On top of those 25 closures, Adams announced last week the city will shut down 13 more shelters by June. Those 13 shelters have a combined total of about 10,000 beds.
The following shelters are on the latest closure list:
- BK Way, Brooklyn
- Hall Street Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center, Brooklyn
- Holiday Inn Express, Brooklyn
- The VYBE BK, Brooklyn
- 99 Washington Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center, Manhattan
- The Stewart Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center, Manhattan
- The Watson Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center, Manhattan
- Hotel Nedia, Queens
- Holiday Inn/Staten Island Inn, Staten Island
- Ramada, Yonkers
The city says they are still finalizing the closure of three additional facilities. More here