City to shut down controversial Floyd Bennett Field shelter as migrant census drops

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on December 10, 2024

Mayor Eric Adams’ office announced Tuesday that the city will close the controversial migrant shelter at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field, along with numerous other sites, over the next couple of months amid a rapid decline in new arrivals.

The 2,000-bed tent shelter, which sits on a decommissioned federal airfield in Marine Park, is set to close by Jan. 15, according to City Hall. The tents will be dismantled after the last migrants depart, and the city and state’s lease of the land with the federal government will expire in March.

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