Several buses could be seen Thursday night shuttling asylum seekers in and out of the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal, a 1,000-person cruise terminal intended to house single male migrants previously staying at the Watson Hotel.

“It’s different here. It’s a completely different dynamic,” said Juan Chilliquinga, who migrated from Ecuador to New York City three months ago. Now he has a new temporary home: the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook. He spoke to NY1 through a translator.

“The only thing is that there’s no transportation,” said Chilliquinga, who was living at the Watson Hotel in Midtown Manhattan before moving to Red Hook this week.

Chilliquinga says it gets crowded and there’s little privacy, “We all sleep together at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal and at the Watson. We have our own rooms that accommodated two people.”

The relocation of hundreds of migrants has been met with resistance. Asylum seekers set up a sidewalk encampment outside the Watson Hotel for three days before the NYPD and Department of Sanitation cleared it out Wednesday night. Some migrants refused to relocate due to its remote location — a concern shared by Chilliquinga.

“What can we say if the mayor is cooperating with this? We have to accept it. We can’t say anything because it’s not our country,” said Chilliquinga.

Elected officials toured the cruise terminal on Thursday to assess conditions there as migrants continue to be bussed in. Some say it’s not an ideal location, but it’s still a safe place for asylum seekers.

“It is certainly not an ideal situation for anyone,” said Rep. Dan Goldman, who represents parts of Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. “But under the circumstances, it’s really admirable I think what the city has done, what Health + Hospitals has done in order to provide shelter, food, the basic needs and to be incredibly responsive.”

Asylum seekers are also concerned for their warmth as the city prepares for a brutal cold front. Strong winds and temperatures in the single digits are expected Friday and into the weekend.

“They’re giving us items at the cruise terminal to prepare for the cold, but we’re worried it won’t be enough,” said Chilliquinga.

City Hall tells NY1 that the facility is in fact “warm” and extra blankets are always available. There are also transportation options for migrants, including a free hourly bus and a free round trip ferry ticket every day.

Editor's Note: A previous version of this story should have said that the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal will only house single males. Migrant families will be housed at the Watson Hotel.