A controversial Manhattan hotel being used to shelter migrants is set to close. The Roosevelt Hotel became an emblem of New York City’s fraught effort to manage thousands of international migrants who have flooded into the city in recent years.

New York City's main migrant shelter at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan will shut down, Mayor Eric Adams announced.

When the migrant shelter contract expires in April, a court-approved “wind down officer” will be tasked with selling the property. If a new owner wants to use the Holiday Inn flag, it will have to submit a new application to the franchise's owner, IHG, according to court records.

The Roosevelt Hotel, which has been open for nearly two years as a main intake center for migrants, is set to close in the coming months, according to Mayor Eric Adams.

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