Overview

• Mayor Eric Adams announced the closure of the Randall's Island migrant shelter due to a 14-week decline in migrant arrivals.
• The shelter, which once housed up to 3,000 migrants, has been a source of controversy due to crime and quality-of-life issues.
• The city attributes the reduced shelter population to new policies, including stay limits and reticketing services for migrants.
• The closure will allow the restoration of athletic fields and parkland previously occupied by the shelter.
• The Biden administration's recent asylum restrictions have contributed to the decrease in new migrant arrivals in New York City.