New York Roosevelt Hotel shuts down after taxpayer funding to house illegals dwindling
New York City has officially shut down the Roosevelt Hotel migrant shelter, which had served as the city’s primary intake center for asylum seekers since May 2023. Over the course of two years, the hotel processed more than 173,000 migrants and became a defining symbol of the city’s response to the migrant crisis. Its closure marks a major shift in policy as Mayor Eric Adams moves to scale back the city’s shelter system in response to declining migrant arrivals and growing financial strain. Since 2022, the city has spent over $7 billion on migrant services, prompting officials to consolidate resources and redirect new arrivals to existing Department of Homeless Services intake centers.
Under the new system, families with children and pregnant individuals will be sent to the PATH office in the Bronx, while single men and women will be routed to designated centers in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Some migrants have already been relocated to the Row Hotel, one of the few remaining Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers. The closure also follows the federal government’s decision to revoke an $80 million FEMA grant to the city, citing concerns about mismanagement and reports of human smuggling at certain shelter sites. The end of operations at the Roosevelt Hotel signals a turning point in how New York City is managing the ongoing influx of asylum seekers, moving away from large-scale emergency shelters toward a more streamlined, if strained, system.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/nyregion/roosevelt-hotel-migrant-shelter-closed.html