'Adams Tent City' Off NYC Google Maps As Migrant Camp Opens

NEW YORK CITY — So long, "Adams Tent City." Hello, parking lot.

Randall's Island's new facility for asylum seekers had one final controversy before it opened Wednesday.

As city officials gave a splashy media tour Tuesday of what Mayor Eric Adams' administration officially called a "humanitarian emergency response and relief center," eagle-eyed New Yorkers discovered Google Maps instead labeled it the "Adams Tent City."

The name was removed from Google Maps hours after outlets such as the New York Post ran stories. And, as of Wednesday morning, it appears the search giant's map site scrubbed all mention of any migrant facility.

Instead, the location near the Icahn Stadium simply labeled as a "parking lot."

The "parking lot" label doesn't capture the amenities in the $325,000 facility that city officials showed off to reporters Tuesday, according to the New York Post.

The facility will offer 500 migrants three meals a day of South American fare, Wi-Fi, constant 70-degree temperatures, Xbox video game systems and more, the Post reported.

"I think that New York has always been a role model for how to effectively use our infrastructure to address the crisis and make sure we treat people in a humane way," Adams said in a video touting the facility.

Nearly 20,000 asylum seekers, mostly from South America, have entered New York City in recent months, officials said.

The influx has strained the city's shelter system, and Adams has argued temporary facilities for migrants must be built to ease the burden. But his plans to house asylum seekers in tents have been troubled from the start — among other problems, the original location in The Bronx flooded.