Van Cortlandt Motel asylum-seekers quietly ‘removed’

Councilman Eric Dinowitz says he had no notice of the move

By ERIC HARVEY

Posted 2/15/24

The families seeking asylum at Van Cortlandt Motel were quietly moved out of the Naica operated shelter last month and spread across several shelters in the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn. It has been a painful transition for those families.

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