New York City has closed a large migrant housing complex at Floyd Bennett Field, a former airfield in Brooklyn, as the city continues to scale back its emergency shelter system in response to declining arrivals of asylum seekers. The closure comes as Mayor Eric Adams faces criticism for signaling potential collaboration with the incoming Trump administration on immigration enforcement.
The dismantling of the camp, which housed approximately 2,000 migrants at its peak, marks part of a broader strategy to reduce the city's migrant housing capacity as the Mayor's Office recently announced that 13 additional shelters would close by June 2025, including Hall Street in Brooklyn, one of the city's largest facilities. The closures will eliminate approximately 10,000 beds.
