ByEyewitness News 
Saturday, August 9, 2025 10:39PM
The city will not renew the contract for the Row Hotel on 8th Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. The lease expires in April.
MIDTOWN, Manahttan (WABC) — New York City is set to close its last migrant hotel.
The city will not renew the contract for the Row Hotel on 8th Avenue in Midtown, Manhattan. The lease expires in April.
The Row was the first hotel used by the city to take in migrants who started arriving in the city three years ago after crossing the southern U.S. border.
Mayor Eric Adams released a statement about the shelter closing saying that the city has ‘successfully helped more than 200,000 migrants leave the shelter system and take the next step toward self-sufficiency.’
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