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After storms, NYC moving location of planned migrant shelter

Workers disassemble hangar-sized tents, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in the parking lot of Orchard Beach in the Bronx borough of New York. Giant tents for temporarily housing migrants arriving in New York City are being moved to an island off Manhattan from a remote corner of the Bronx, after storms raised concerns over flooding at the original site. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Workers disassemble hangar-sized tents, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in the parking lot of Orchard Beach in the Bronx borough of New York. Giant tents for temporarily housing migrants arriving in New York City are being moved to an island off Manhattan from a remote corner of the Bronx, after storms raised concerns over flooding at the original site. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Workers disassemble hangar-sized tents, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in the parking lot of Orchard Beach in the Bronx borough of New York. Giant tents for temporarily housing migrants arriving in New York City are being moved to an island off Manhattan from a remote corner of the Bronx, after storms raised concerns over flooding at the original site. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Workers disassemble hangar-sized tents, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in the parking lot of Orchard Beach in the Bronx borough of New York. Giant tents for temporarily housing migrants arriving in New York City are being moved to an island off Manhattan from a remote corner of the Bronx, after storms raised concerns over flooding at the original site. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Workers disassemble hangar-sized tents, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in the parking lot of Orchard Beach in the Bronx borough of New York. Giant tents for temporarily housing migrants arriving in New York City are being moved to an island off Manhattan from a remote corner of the Bronx, after storms raised concerns over flooding at the original site. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Workers disassemble hangar-sized tents, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in the parking lot of Orchard Beach in the Bronx borough of New York. Giant tents for temporarily housing migrants arriving in New York City are being moved to an island off Manhattan from a remote corner of the Bronx, after storms raised concerns over flooding at the original site. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Workers disassemble hangar-sized tents, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in the parking lot of Orchard Beach in the Bronx borough of New York. Giant tents for temporarily housing migrants arriving in New York City are being moved to an island off Manhattan from a remote corner of the Bronx, after storms raised concerns over flooding at the original site. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Workers disassemble hangar-sized tents, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in the parking lot of Orchard Beach in the Bronx borough of New York. Giant tents for temporarily housing migrants arriving in New York City are being moved to an island off Manhattan from a remote corner of the Bronx, after storms raised concerns over flooding at the original site. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Workers disassemble hangar-sized tents, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in the parking lot of Orchard Beach in the Bronx borough of New York. Giant tents for temporarily housing migrants arriving in New York City are being moved to an island off Manhattan from a remote corner of the Bronx, after storms raised concerns over flooding at the original site. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Workers disassemble hangar-sized tents, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in the parking lot of Orchard Beach in the Bronx borough of New York. Giant tents for temporarily housing migrants arriving in New York City are being moved to an island off Manhattan from a remote corner of the Bronx, after storms raised concerns over flooding at the original site. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) FILE - Runners participate in the New York Road Runners "Return to Racing Project #1: Randall's Island 5K" race while wearing protective masks and observing COVID-19 prevention protocols , Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in New York. A facility to temporarily house migrants being sent to New York City will now be located closer to Manhattan instead of a remote corner of the Bronx, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. The city's humanitarian relief center will now be on Randall's Island, which sits in the waters between Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)