Biden admin allowed Floyd Bennett Field migrant camp to become ‘dumping ground,’ fire hazard: emails
Politics exclusive Biden admin allowed Floyd Bennett Field migrant camp to become ‘dumping ground,’ fire hazard: emails By Josh Christenson Published July 27, 2026, 9:00 a.m. Add The New York Post on Google WSHINGTON — A giant Brooklyn migrant encampment deteriorated into a “dumping ground” and fire hazard — as Biden administration officials ignored pleas by state lawmakers and local officials to fix the problem, emails reviewed by The Post show. Roughly 2,000 migrants were housed at Floyd Bennett Field between November 2023 and January 2025, when then-Mayor Eric Adams finally shut down what had become a shantytown inside a national historic site.
- ▪Politics exclusive Biden admin allowed Floyd Bennett Field migrant camp to become ‘dumping ground,’ fire hazard: emails By Josh Christenson Published July 27, 2026, 9:00 a.m.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google WSHINGTON — A giant Brooklyn migrant encampment deteriorated into a “dumping ground” and fire hazard — as Biden administration officials ignored pleas by state lawmakers and local officials to fix the problem
- ▪Roughly 2,000 migrants were housed at Floyd Bennett Field between November 2023 and January 2025, when then-Mayor Eric Adams finally shut down what had become a shantytown inside a national historic site.
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