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NYC officials considering Bronx floating jail barge to house influx of migrants: sources

Por: New York Post Nation June 10, 2023

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The floating jail barge in the Bronx is the latest location being considered by city officials as a housing option for the influx of migrants in the Big Apple, The Post has learned. The Adams administration on Friday toured the – an 800-bed city jail on a barge — to determine whether the facility could be used as a “possible” temporary shelter for migrants, a source revealed. If Adams greenlights the move, the source noted, around 700... + full article



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