New York City opened a sprawling tent camp on an isolated East River island to temporarily house hundreds of single, adult male migrants whose arrival has prompted the mayor to declare a state of emergency.
Months after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other southern border officials started busing thousands of migrants to New York, the 84,400-square-foot tent facility in Randall’s Island is the city’s latest response to what Mayor Eric Adams has called a humanitarian crisis.
People will be tested for Covid-19 and if they test positive, they will be taken to isolation trailers outside of the main facility, said Dr. Ted Long, senior vice president for ambulatory care and population health at New York City Health + Hospitals. The recreation room includes six big-screen televisions, video gaming systems, phones for international calls, charging stations and free Wi-Fi.
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