NYC Closes Last Migrant Hotel, Row NYC Contract Ends

Row NYC Hotel Closure

• 🏨 The Row NYC, New York City's last hotel used as a migrant shelter, is set to close in the coming months.
• 💰 The city's contract with the hotel, costing over $5 million per month, will not be renewed and expires in April.
• 💸 Since 2022, the contract has generated more than $170 million for the hotel.

Migrant Influx and City Response

• 🎯 The Row NYC was converted into a shelter in October 2022 to manage the significant influx of migrants.
• 📈 Mayor Eric Adams called the closure a "major milestone," noting that the city has helped over 200,000 migrants move out of shelters and towards self-sufficiency.
• 📉 Migrant arrivals have sharply dropped from approximately 4,000 per week to around 100 per week, influenced by immigration policies.

Shifting Shelter Strategies

• 🏢 Earlier this summer, the city closed its intake center at the Roosevelt Hotel and all tent facilities.
• 🏘️ The city-run shelter network, currently housing 92,000 people including over 35,000 migrants, is absorbing individuals as large-scale hotel use decreases.
• ⚖️ This shift allows New York City to reduce expenses while continuing to meet its legal right to shelter requirement, a challenge faced by other cities like Chicago and Denver.