Two new migrant relief centers coming to Upper West Side college dorm buildings

By Ethan Stark-Miller

Posted on June 12, 2023

As thousands of asylum seekers continue to pour into the Big Apple each week, Mayor Eric Adams on Monday announced his administration is opening two new so-called “Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers” (HERRCs) spread across three college dormitories on Manhattan’s Upper West Side.

One of the new HERRCs will be located in the Amsterdam Residence Hall at 205 and 207 West 85th St, an online search revealed. While the other will be at 117 West 70th Street, a building called The Stratford Arms that’s also used for university housing.