Tent city for 1,000 migrants prepares to open at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Tuesday August 15, 2023 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Tent city for 1,000 migrants prepares to open at Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens]( [Shelter staffers get ready to welcome migrants to the tent city set up at the Creedmoor Psychiatric Center Tuesday. They estimated about 100 would arrive on the first day the migrant center was in operation.]( [City leaders expect to welcome 100 migrants to the grounds on day one.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [New York Mayor Eric Adams announces the appointment of Fabien Levy as deputy mayor for communications at City Hall.]( [Extra Extra: Mayor Eric Adams' hype man gets promoted]( [Because I'd sing the mayor's praises for a quarter of a million dollars too, here are your afternoon links: sagging pants are back, more dead humpback whales in our waters, an ode to NYC park rangers and more.]( [A photo of Eric Adams, Antonio Reynoso and members of HTC.]( [Mayor Adams, other elected officials, again denounce White House for migrant crisis response]( [After months of imploring the White House, Adams is getting some backup from other elected officials.]( [New York, USA / March, 2020 / An NYPD police cruiser parked up on the side street. No officer at the wheel. Clear focus on the NYPD badge and decal.]( [Man freed after 26 years behind bars sues NYPD officers who helped send him to prison]( [In court papers, Norberto Peets says police framed him, hid evidence from the grand jury and lost evidence that could have cleared him.]( [Concert at Brooklyn Mirage]( [Concertgoers demand changes outside Brooklyn Mirage after recent deaths, kidnapping]( [A string of incidents has Brooklyn Mirage customers asking for more lighting, better cell service outside the East Williamsburg venue.]( [A stock image of police tape at a subway station]( [Police arrest man accused of Herald Square stabbing]( [David Trotman is accused of stabbing another man after he refused to give him money]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.