Gov. Kathy Hochul has yet to commit to housing even 500 of New York City’s 40,000-plus migrants, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday — as he expressed support for the “concept” of…
Also Tuesday, Adams was asked whether he favored housing migrants in sports stadiums where they could be provided with an array of social and other services.
“Yes, I believe in that concept of putting people in settings with all those services, the wraparound services that are needed, and we have been attempting to identify locations that we can do so,” he said. “The federal government has land here. We need that land open, We have been in conversation with the state and look[ed] at some of the state locations,” he said. “And there’s a real collaboration that we are attempting to do to get spaces to do just that.”Adams didn’t identify any of the sites or elaborate on his plans.
Last year, Adams ordered the construction of a tent city for migrants at Orchard Beach in The Bronx butAdams then relocated the massive facility to Randall’s Island, where it was never fully occupied and closed after less than a month — despite plush amenities thatGov. Kathy Hochul has yet to commit to housing even 500 of New York City’s 40,000-plus migrants.
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