Gloves are off in the Empire State.
According to a report from The New York Post, Big Apple Mayor Eric Adams is speaking out against Kathy Hochul’s failure to manage the influx of immigrants being bussed into New York City.
Adams says Hochul should be more aggressive in forcing other areas of the state to house asylum seekers.
“Gov. Hochul has been a partner on subway safety, on crime, on a host of things, but I think on this issue the governor is wrong,” Adams said during a fireside chat at a City Law Breakfast at New York Law School.
“She’s the governor of the state of New York. New York City is in that state. Every county in this state should be part of this.”
From The New York Post:
Hochul pushed the blame on President Biden last week in an address to the state, demanding the White House step up and take ownership of the more than 100,000 asylum seekers who have made their way to New York since last spring from the southern border.
Adams slammed Hochul, saying in a statement following her address she was “abdicating” her duty as governor to create a statewide response to the crisis and forcing other New York areas to pitch in.
New York City is currently caring for nearly 60,000 migrants, according to figures from City Hall last week, with thousands arriving each week, forcing city officials to scramble to find enough emergency housing.
“This is a real leadership moment,” Adams Tuesday morning.
“This is a humanitarian crisis of a national proportion that this [administration has] been able to manage, but the dam has it has broken, ” he warned.
More over at The New York Post:
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