Staten Island Migrant Shelters Remain Open as Others Across City Close

The New York City administration’s initiative to whittle down the number of shelters housing asylum seekers has left the five on Staten Island untouched, drawing disapproval from local officials.

While Mayor Eric Adams announced the closure of over two dozen migrant shelters across the city, including large-scale relief centers at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn and Randall’s Island, the five shelters on Staten Island entered their third year of operation $<$p class="article__paragraph article__paragraph--left" id="EAZGVW2XHBHU3KYU4PKALAAKAE">> -the three Travis hotels, a Resort Inn on North Gannon Avenue inexperienced Island Shores senior residence, and a Port Richmond church–

remain untouched, according to Councilman David Carr (R-Mid-Island/South Shore), whose district encompasses four of these facilities. “It’s frankly disgraceful that no shelters on Staten Island are expected mend) to be shuttered partsom

Unrelated press conference Wednesday, Adams refrained from addressing the ongoing controversy surrounding the shelters.

While New York City continues to grapple with the influx of migrants, the mayor pointed to a decrease in newcomers and the success of his administration’s policies as reasons for the closures

>”Our intensive case management, paired with 30- and 60-day policies, have helped more than 170,000 migrants take their next steps on their journeys” he explained. “They come here, not to dwell in our shelter system—they come here to seek out the American Dream.”

Adams emphasized the city’s commitment to finding ways to consolidate and close more shelters, ultimately saving taxpayer dollars. “We’re going to continue looking for more sites to consolidate and close and more opportunities to save taxpayer money, as we continue to successfully manage this response.”

Carr, however, remains a staunch critic

” quite frankly, it’s disgraceful that no shelters on Staten Island are expected to be shuttered,” he said. “The residents of Travis in particular have been forced to put up with at least one of three shelters operating in their neighborhood for over two years, it’s way past time the administration shuts them down there and the rest of our borough.”

Adams administration has maintained throughout the migrant crisis that a incredibly small percentage of the city’s estimations

migrants, between 1% and 2%, have been dwelling in Staten Island shelters. Meanwhile, the remaining facilities continue to operate in Communities across the cities commented

Five boroughs, a stark reminder of the ongoing challenges alongside the accompanying political and logistical complexities as New York City navigates the ongoing arrivals in a frequently

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