Migrant families were evacuated to the auditorium of James Madison High School. The school went remote the next day, and families and elected officials protested.
Tag: Floyd Bennett Field (Brooklyn, NY)
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Nearly 2,000 Migrants Are Evacuated From Brooklyn Tent Shelter Before Storm
The shelter housed migrant families with children. City officials said they were moved to a high school nearby to spend the night.
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As More Migrants Arrive in New York, Adams Toughens Approach to Shelters
The city will impose a 60-day limit on how long families with children can stay at any one shelter before having to leave and reapply to enter the system.
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Where the Migrants Who Came to New York Are Living Now
From every corner of the world to every corner of New York City, newcomers are carving out communities in unexpected — and sometimes hostile — places.
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N.Y. Lawmakers Sue to Block Migrants From Floyd Bennett Field
A hard-fought deal to use national parkland in Brooklyn for an emergency shelter for migrants is being challenged in court by a group of bipartisan lawmakers.