Elected officials want to see NYC reverse course on possible shelter at Staten Island former assisted living facility

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — With no contract finalized, Staten Island’s elected officials made their latest call Friday for the city to reverse course on migrant shelter plans for a former Midland Beach assisted living facility.

In their letter to Mayor Eric Adams and Comptroller Brad Lander, the group of Staten Island officials call for the.Adams administration to withdraw its pursuit of a contract at the former Island Shores Senior Residence, and for the comptroller to not finalize one if that request.

The bipartisan group — Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn), Borough President Vito Fossella, District Attorney Michael McMahon, State Sen. Andrew Lanza (R-South Shore), State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D-North Shore/South Brooklyn), Assemblyman Michael Reilly (R-South Shore), Assemblyman Michael Tannousis (R-East Shore/South Brooklyn), Assemblyman Sam Pirozzolo (R-Mid-Island), City Councilwoman Kamillah Hanks (D-North Shore), City Councilman Joseph Borelli (R-South Shore), and City Councilman David Carr (R-Mid-Island) — wrote in their letter that they recently learned the city had yet to reach a final contract with the site’s owner, a non-profit organization called Homes for the Homeless, and that lack of contract offered the city an opportunity to reverse course.

Spokespersons for Adams and Lander did not respond to requests for comment by the time of publication, but city officials have previously identified the Father Capodanno Boulevard location as a possible migrant shelter site.

“We strongly urge the City to forego any plans to enter a lease with [Homes for the Homeless] for the purposes of housing migrants. We also request a commitment from Comptroller Lander to not register any such contract,” the Staten Island elected officials wrote. “Instead, let’s work together to immediately return this facility to its intended use as a senior assisted living facility by finding a suitable buyer for the Homes for the Homeless property and to keep it as a senior facility for the residents of Staten Island.”

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