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New York City shutting down migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field in March 2025

Headline from ABC 7 New York

The Adams Administration on Tuesday announced New York City will be closing its migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field after weeks of speculation.

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  1. Gothamist

    NYC to close 25 migrant shelters by March, including Floyd Bennett Field (opens Gothamist)

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    Mayor Eric Adams attributed the closures to declining numbers of migrants seeking shelter.

  2. amNewYork

    NYC to close Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter, over a dozen other sites (opens amNewYork)

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    amNewYork's feed description

    Mayor Eric Adams' office announced Tuesday that the city will close the controversial migrant shelter at Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field, along with numerous

  3. The Guardian

    New York mayor closes shelters for asylum seekers amid rightward turn (opens The Guardian)

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    Eric Adams will close 25 shelters in next two months including Floyd Bennett Field, which houses 2,000 people

  4. New York Post

    NYC’s Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter to close in January as number of asylum seekers drops: City Hall (opens New York Post)

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    The Floyd Bennett Field location is one of 25 city-run emergency shelters across the city and upstate New York that have either already been closed or will be shut down in the coming months, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday.

  5. ABC 7 New York

    New York City shutting down migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field in March 2025 (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    The Adams Administration on Tuesday announced New York City will be closing its migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field after weeks of speculation.

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