NEW YORK — The number of people in New York City shelters is setting new records daily amid the unyielding arrival of asylum seekers bussed from Texas and elsewhere.
On Friday, New York Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency and announced an executive order to suspend land use requirements to help the city cope with the influx of people.
There are 61,000 people currently in the shelter system,"straining our ability to care for New Yorkers in need," Adams said. He expects the city will have spent $1 billion by the end of the fiscal year."Although our compassion is limitless, our resources are not," Adams said during a speech from the City Hall Blue Room."This is unsustainable."More than 17,000 asylum seekers have been bused to New York City. Five or six buses arrive each day.
Mayor Adams, in an exchange with reporters, said the situation with asylum seekers"should be handled at the border.""He's untrustworthy," Adams said. He appealed to state and federal governments for additional help and he flatly told the city of El Paso to"stop sending buses to New York."
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