The city plans to close the Floyd Bennett Field migrant shelter in the near future, one of more than a dozen that have shut down or will shut down in the coming months amid a drop in the number of migrants in the city’s care, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday.

Fifteen of the shelters are in New York City, while 10 others are elsewhere in New York state, a press release from City Hall said.

When the Floyd Bennett Field shelter opened in Marine Park in the fall of 2023, the Floyd Bennett Field shelter almost immediately drew criticism for thrusting families into accommodations that were cold and miles away from train stations.

Meanwhile, hundreds of Brooklyn and Rockaway residents protested the site after officials announced it would play host to migrants.

In a statement, Adams celebrated the closures, saying his administration successfully pushed the Biden-Harris administration to impose stricter asylum restrictions at the southern border.

“Our intensive case management, paired with 30- and 60-day policies, have helped more than 170,000 migrants take their next steps on their journeys, because migrants don’t come here to live in our shelter system — they come here to pursue the American Dream,” he said. “Thanks to our smart management strategies, we’ve turned the corner, and this additional slate of shelter closures we’re announcing today is even more proof that we’re managing this crisis better than any other city in the nation.”

The number of asylum seekers staying in city shelters has hit its lowest point in more than 17 months after declining for 22 straight weeks, according to City Hall.

As of Dec. 2, City Hall said it had closed a total of 11 migrant shelters following the drop, including shelters at the Imperial Hotel in Brooklyn and the Americana Inn in Manhattan.

Adams said the city will “continue looking for more sites to consolidate and close, and more opportunities to save taxpayer money, as we continue to successfully manage this response.”

News of the planned Floyd Bennett Field shelter closure comes two months after Adams said the Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center on Randall’s Island would shutter at the end of February.

The Floyd Bennett Field shelter was equipped to host up to 2,000 migrants, according to the city. It’s not clear how many migrants are currently being housed at the site.