New York Is Opening a Relief Center for 2,000 Migrants on Randall’s Island
Migrants sleep in line for placement at the Roosevelt Hotel intake center in New York on Aug. 1.
Photographer: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
New York City is opening a new relief center on Randall’s Island as it tackles a migrant crisis that’s overwhelming the city’s resources.
The center will serve as many as 2,000 adults seeking asylum and the associated costs will be reimbursed by the state, Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement Monday. Two more relief centers are set to open in the coming weeks, he said.