Officials representing some New York suburbs have rebuked New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plan to send migrants to their towns for shelter.
May 8, 2023, 9:47 PMMayor Eric Adams delivers remarks highlighting the need for donations for asylum seekers at the Stewart Hotel Ballroom in New York City, March 15, 2023.Officials representing some New York suburbs have rebuked New York City Mayor Eric Adams' plan to send migrants to their towns for shelter.
“Despite calling on the federal government for a national decompression strategy since last year, and for a decompression strategy across the state, New York City has been left without the necessary support to manage this crisis," Adams said in a press release. "With a vacuum of leadership, we are now being forced to undertake our own decompression strategy."
Teresa Kenny, supervisor for Orangetown, which is in Rockland County, served a notice of violation to Armoni Inn and Suites after the town's fire inspector and assistant building inspector observed that the hotel was "essentially" turning into a shelter, which violated the hotel's certificate of occupancy.
In a statement to ABC News, Adams' press secretary Fabien Levy said NYC has taken care of over 61,000 migrants without any issues and that elected officials in New York and other parts of the country should "do their part and emulate the humane and compassionate approach New York City has taken over the past year," until the federal government provides support.
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