NYC built a migrant tent camp on a remote ... - Associated Press News
WEBJan 11, 2024 · Immigrants run in the rain towards the tents at migrant housing location at Floyd Bennett Field, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, in the Brooklyn borough in New York. New York City will evacuate the nearly 2000 immigrants housed in tents at the site due to an impending winter storm.
Fed-up New Yorkers blast massive migrant shelter as lease with …
WEBSep 8, 2024 · Led by a caravan of more than 30 vehicles, the crowd massed outside Floyd Bennett Field in Marine Park in the latest in a series of demonstrations against the asylum-seeker encampment at the...
City wins lease renewal for Floyd Bennett Field to extend migrant …
WEB3 days ago · September 16, 2024 Brooklyn Eagle Staff. FLOYD BENNETT FIELD — THE NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE HAS extended the City of New York’s lease for a portion of Floyd Bennett Field for one year, according ...
Rally at Floyd Bennett Field pushes for immigration bill
WEB6 days ago · September 13, 2024 Wayne Daren Schneiderman. The rally on Sept. 8 was held in Floyd Bennett Field. Photo by Wayne Daren Schneiderman. FLOYD BENNETT FIELD — With the Sept. 14 deadline looming, a ...
NYC decision to move migrants from tent shelter to a school ... - NBC News
WEBJan 10, 2024 · New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday afternoon that with winds up to 70 mph expected, the city was proactively relocating the migrant families from the tent shelter at Floyd Bennett...
Nearly 2,000 Migrants Are Evacuated From Brooklyn Tent Shelter …
WEBJan 9, 2024 · The migrant families living at Floyd Bennett Field do not face eviction yet, according to officials. They were moved to James Madison High School when after-school programming at the school...
One Year In, Floyd Bennett Field Migrant Encampment is …
WEBSep 12, 2024 · The Biden-Harris administration erected “temporary” migrant shelters at Floyd Bennett Field in early fall 2023 in the Gateway National Recreation Area in New York City (NYC). Westerman and other Republican members traveled to the site last September and saw firsthand how park access is being …
First migrants expected to arrive at Floyd Bennett Field
WEBOct 31, 2023 · BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) -- New York City opened a massive relief shelter for migrants at Floyd Bennett Field, which was once the city's first municipal airport. The first migrants are...
N.Y. Lawmakers Sue to Block Migrants From Floyd Bennett Field
WEBSept. 19, 2023. A dozen New York lawmakers — including four Democrats and a Republican congresswoman — raced to court on Tuesday to try to block Mayor Eric Adams from opening an emergency shelter...
Federal government approves New York City migrant shelter
WEBAug 22, 2023 · New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement he and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul had been urging the federal government to allow officials to use the Floyd Bennett Field to house migrants who had been bussed to the city from the southern Border.