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The Bronx

Washed out: City abandons Orchard Beach ‘Tent City’ due to flooding

By Dean Moses Posted on October 4, 2022
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The tent-sion is mounting as Mayor Eric Adams abandoned plans late Monday night for the Orchard Beach Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers.

Flooding conditions amid storms this weekend and Monday were the reasons cited for the change. The center will now be set up on Randall’s Island, located below the RFK-Triborough Bridge — and the revised plan garnered critics who said the new location was virtually inaccessible via public transportation. (Only one bus line serves Randall’s Island.) 

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Washed out: City abandons Orchard Beach ‘Tent City’ due to flooding

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