The Roosevelt Hotel, a former glamorous Manhattan venue and recent migrant shelter, closed after serving as an intake center since May 2023. With inadequate cooling systems, residents departed in July's heat, while the number of new arrivals had significantly declined. The mayor, Eric Adams, highlighted the facility's achievements during its operation. Security had to redirect newcomers, revealing the overall confusion surrounding the shelter's closure. The closing marked the culmination of a process that saw significant outflow of families and belongings throughout June.
The once glamorous Manhattan hotel—and once infamous migrant shelter—never had a central HVAC system. There were no more immigrants being let in, and none were left in the rooms upstairs.
Families streamed out the one side door not rigged with an emergency alarm, juggling suitcases, boxes, and strollers. Out came minifridges and folding tables and stacks of files in manila folders.
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