Exclusive: FEMA Says State Made Decision to Cancel COVID Field Hospital in Bronx

April 14, 2020 Eric Klein 0

FEMA, the federal agency tasked with aiding states in times of crisis, got word from the New York Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services that the Van Cortland Park site – along with a handful of other “alternate care” facilities contracted for rapid construction in New York State – were “no longer needed,” a FEMA spokeswoman said Tuesday.