February 7, 2023
Manhattan Hotel Will Open to Assist Adult Families and Single Women Seeking Asylum
New York City Continues to Handle Unprecedented Number of Asylum Seekers Arriving, More Than Any Other City
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams at present introduced town will quickly open a sixth Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center on the Holiday Inn Manhattan – Financial District resort to briefly serve the continued inflow of asylum seekers arriving in New York City. As the estimated variety of asylum seekers which have arrived within the metropolis since final spring surpasses greater than 44,000, this humanitarian reduction middle will present 492 rooms to help grownup households and single grownup ladies, and supply them with a variety of companies, along with making certain they’ll attain their ultimate desired vacation spot, if not New York City.
“With more than 44,000 asylum seekers arriving in the last 10 months alone, we have helped provide shelter and support to nearly as many asylum seekers as the number of New Yorkers we already had in our shelter system when we first came into office,” stated Mayor Adams. “We continue to meet all our moral obligations, serving those arriving with dignity and care, but we remain in serious need of additional support from our federal partners, including a real decompression strategy to slow this influx. This sixth Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center will provide hundreds of asylum seekers with a place to stay, access support, and get to their final destination.”
“We will continue to do what is required to address this ongoing humanitarian crisis,” stated Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom. “Our teams will continue to work to serve every child, family, and individual coming to New York City to seek asylum.”
“Despite almost single-handedly bearing the cost of this crisis for almost a year now, New York City is continuing to find ways to help these vulnerable families and make sure their needs are met,” stated Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks III. “We stay dedicated to making sure asylum seekers’ security, dignity, and well-being, however we’d like assist. Our federal companions must act now earlier than we attain a breaking level.”
“New York City has consistently risen to the challenge of this unprecedented humanitarian crisis, and we will continue to do our part to support those seeking asylum in our country,” stated Ted Long, MD, MHS, senior vp, ambulatory care and inhabitants well being, NYC Health + Hospitals. “We know the trauma and arduous journey asylum seekers have experienced, and this sixth humanitarian center will provide tailored services to help them restore their dignity and get back on their feet. I am proud to be a part of the Adams administration as we help asylum seekers complete their journeys and find a better life.”
“I’m proud our city continues to meet the challenge of supporting asylum seekers during this unprecedented humanitarian crisis,” stated New York City Emergency Management Commissioner Zach Iscol. “The opening of the latest Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center delivers on the promise to aid and provide various resources for over 44,000 individuals and families who have arrived in the city seeking a better life.”
Since this humanitarian disaster started, town has taken quick and pressing motion, managing the arrival of a quickly rising variety of buses throughout New York City with nearly no coordination from states sending them — opening 83 inns as emergency shelters and 5 different humanitarian reduction facilities already, standing up navigation facilities to attach asylum seekers with essential assets, enrolling kids in public faculties by Project Open Arms, and extra.