Tag: Randalls Island (Manhattan, NY)

Low Prices and High Hopes at a Pop-Up Market on Randall’s Island

Since early October, an ecosystem of barbers, vendors and chefs has sprung up outside one of the city’s largest migrant shelters at Randall’s Island Athletic Field 83. Photographs and Text by Sebastian Sele Dec. 10, 2023 Dusk was falling on a chilly fall day on Randall’s Island and a small crowd of people from around […]

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What to Know About Migrants Coming to NYC From the Border

As of early September, more than 100,000 migrants had arrived in New York City since the spring of 2022. The city has struggled to respond as people from all over the world have arrived, sometimes by the hundreds each week. Many have sought shelter with the city, which has a legal obligation to give beds […]

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