NYC to open latest migrant mega-shelter at Creedmoor Psychiatric CenterBy Bernadette Hogan and Emily Crane
July 26, 2023
The Big Apple is opening yet another large-scale migrant shelter at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens as the city scrambles to find space for the influx of asylum seekers continuing to pour in, Mayor Adams’ administration said Wednesday.
The city’s newest Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center will be constructed in the parking lot of the state-owned psychiatric center, and will cater to approximately 1,000 single adult male migrants.
The state offered up the space for the mega shelter and will reimburse New York City for the costs to construct, maintain and staff the site, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom said, adding the city has already forked out $1.5 billion on the ongoing crisis.
The Creedmoor migrant facility, which is expected to be up and running at some point next month, adds to the 192 emergency sites already set up to handle the relentless flow of asylum seekers flooding in.
More than 56,200 migrants are currently staying at the various city-run shelters — including over 2,900 that have arrived in Gotham in the last week alone, City Hall’s latest figures show.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/07/26/nyc-to-open-latest-migrant-mega-shelter-at-creedmoor-psychiatric-center/
