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Tent-sion mounts as construction begins on Randall’s Island migrant shelter

By Dean Moses

Posted on August 8, 2023

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Construction has officially begun on the Randall’s Island Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center anticipated to house some 2,000 migrants.

Tucked away at the southern end of the island, workers literally started laying the foundation on Tuesday of what will become the second tent city the island has seen since 2022—although the first one was taken down when the migrant influx subsided temporarily last year.

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Tent-sion mounts as construction begins on Randall’s Island migrant shelter

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