NYC To Close Floyd Bennett Field Migrant Shelter Next Month, 25 Others

NEW YORK CITY — The migrant shelter at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field is set to close next month as the number of migrants coming into New York City continue to decrease, according to City Hall.

The Floyd Bennett Field shelter is among 25 city-run shelters across the five boroughs and upstate New York that have either already been closed or will be shut down in the coming months, according to Mayor Eric Adams.

“Thanks to our smart management strategies, we’ve turned the corner, and this additional slate of shelter closures we’re announcing today is even more proof that we’re managing this crisis better than any other city in the nation,” Adams said in a statement.

The city's intensive case management and its 30- and 60-day stay policies have helped more than 170,000 migrants "take their next steps on their journeys," officials said.

Adams previously announced that the Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center at Randall’s Island would close on Feb. 28.

Recent and upcoming shelter closures in New York City include:

• El Rancho Hotel, Bronx
• Hotel RL, Brooklyn
• Imperial Hotel, Brooklyn
• Sleep Inn, Brooklyn
• 97th Street Dorms, Manhattan
• Americana Inn, Manhattan
• Hotel Merit, Manhattan
• Upper West Side Dorms – Amsterdam Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center, Manhattan
• Upper West Side Dorms – Stratford Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center, Manhattan
• The Essence at JFK, Queens
• JFK Respite Center, Queens
• Quality Inn JFK, Queens
• Voyage Hotel, Queens

“At the height of this humanitarian response, the Floyd Bennett Field activation served as a relief valve to provide critical shelter and resources to hundreds of families at their greatest time of need; and it has continued to serve as an integral component of the unprecedented system we established to receive and care for the more than 225,000 asylum seekers who walked through our doors,” said Mayor’s Office of Asylum Seeker Operations Executive Director Molly Schaeffer. “Today’s announcement is a direct reflection of the tireless commitment of our teams and the tremendous work they do every day to ensure that people are ready to move on to the next steps in their journeys to self-sufficiency. New York City continues to lead from the front.”