New York City’s facility to house 2,000 migrants in tents on Randall’s Island will open next week and will remain in operation for the foreseeable future, officials said Monday.

The city will open another temporary relief center meant to house 1,000 people outside of the long-closed Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens this week, said Zach Iscol, commissioner of the city Office of Emergency Management. He spoke at a news briefing outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, where migrants are being sheltered.

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NYC’s Randall’s Island Migrant Facility Set to Open Next Week