New York City Mayor Eric Adams has lauded his administration’s handling of the Big Apple’s migrant crisis days after a new 2,200-capacity all-male shelter opened in the Bronx.
Adams, in an interview with WNYM/Fox 5 NY, said his administration had done a “great job” catering to the 230,000 migrants who have arrived in the city seeking shelter and other services since the crisis began in 2022.
He said the Monday announcement that the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan would be closing marked a significant milestone for the city and that 53 other shelters had been shuttered over the past year. Adams said his administration used “smart policies” to cater to the migrants despite communities not being receptive to having shelters in their neighborhoods.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has lauded his administration’s handling of the Big Apple’s migrant crisis days after a new 2,200-capacity all-male shelter opened in the Bronx. (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images, left; TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images, right)
“I’m allowed under the city law to collaborate with any criminal enforcement and that is what I’ve been calling for two years and I’m happy there’s an administration that heard me and they’re willing to collaborate.”
Adams said that his administration would make sure it’s in compliance with both federal and city law while touting his credentials to be re-elected later this year and defiantly said he would not be resigning, despite some Democrats calling on him to do so amid a federal corruption probe.
“I’m looking forward to showing how well we’ve done for the city,” Adams said.
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