NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A migrant attempted to commit suicide in a new city shelter in Brooklyn on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old man was discovered around 2:15 p.m. inside the recently opened shelter at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal with self-inflicted stab wounds, police told the New York Post.
The man was reportedly found in one of the bathrooms of the Red Hook housing facility.
He was rushed to NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn in stable condition.
The shelter houses up to 1,000 single adult migrant men in the Redhook shelter.
Last week, some migrants and activists objected to the city's move to relocate single males from Manhattan's Watson Hotel to the Red Hook facility so that migrant families with children could stay there instead.
Migrants speak amongst themselves as they camp out in front of the Watson Hotel after being evicted on January 30, 2023 in New York City.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Dozens camped outside the hotel last week, many complaining about conditions inside the mega-shelter before police and the Department of Sanitation then cleared out the roughly 30 holdouts.
Mayor Eric Adams said he "slept like a baby" at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal after he spent the night there last Friday.
In a statement, Mayor Eric Adams' spokesperson, Fabien Levy, said: "While we cannot comment on specific medical incidents involving those in our care, we understand the mental health challenges many asylum seekers may face and encourage anyone with anxiety, depression, or mental health challenges to utilize the many avenues of support we make available."
"All of our humanitarian relief centers, as well as our Asylum Seeker Resource Navigation Center, offer mental health services to asylum seekers in multiple languages," Levy continued. "Additionally, we encourage anyone, in or out of our care, struggling with mental health challenges of any kind to call 888-NYC-WELL. We are here for you."
If you are in a crisis or have a family member or friend who needs help, you are not alone. Contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.
