Asylum seeker center at NYC hotel to close
By CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman
today at 6:54 AM
Published February 24, 2025 7:07 AM
NEW YORK (CBS, KYMA/KECY) - The asylum seeker center at New York City's Roosevelt Hotel will close, Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday.
A date for its closure has not been announced.
For nearly two years, the hotel has been serving as an intake center for migrants just arriving in the city, offering legal and medical services, along with shelter for families with children.
Adams calls the closure a milestone in the city's asylum seeker crisis.
In a statement, Adams said in part, "Now, thanks to the sound policy decisions of our team, we are able to announce the closure of this site and help even more asylum seekers take the next steps in their journeys as they envision an even brighter future, while simultaneously saving taxpayers millions of dollars."
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