NYC Mayor Eric Adams begs Albany for $1.1B more to combat migrant crisis — and says Big Apple needs it in 12 weeks
Mayor Eric Adams begged state lawmakers on Tuesday to fork over another $1.1 billion to deal with the migrant crisis ASAP — even though the governor isn’t budging. Hizzoner said the Big
NYC Mayor Eric Adams presses Albany for more migrant funding, Gov. Kathy Hochul says no
New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged state lawmakers Tuesday to provide his administration with more migrant crisis funding this year — but his plea didn’t move the needle with Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has already declared she’s not looking to earmark more such resources for the city.
Mayor Adams seeks more funds for migrant crisis
New York City Mayor Eric Adams traveled to Albany on Tuesday to ask state lawmakers for $1 billion to help cover the costs of the ongoing migrant crisis in New York City. FOX 5's Morgan McKay has the story.
Assemblyman presses Mayor Adams for closure date of Staten Island migrant shelter
Assemblyman Michael Tannousis (R-East Shore/South Brooklyn) pressed Mayor Eric Adams on when the city plans to close the migrant shelter at the former Island Shores senior living facility in Midland Beach. (Staten Island Advance/Jason Paderon). Jason Paderon
Adams says prospect of NYC budget cuts only a ‘hypothetical’ as Hochul balks at more migrant funding
Mayor Adams on Wednesday called the prospect of new city budget cuts a “hypothetical” that he doesn’t want to entertain yet, as his team seeks to change Gov. Hochul’s mind over her announcement that she won’t give the city more state migrant crisis funding this year.
Eric Adams says NYC needs $1.1b from state for migrant services
New York City Mayor Eric Adams told state legislators Tuesday that he needs $1.1 billion in funding for migrant services. During “Tin Cup Day,” when mayors in New York go to Albany with budget requests,
Mayor Adams says NYC needs $1B from state for migrant costs
The mayor’s budget relies on additional money from the state to cover a looming shortfall in its migrant care program.
Owner of three Staten Island hotels turned migrant shelters opens a new location
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Owners of a trio of Travis hotels turned migrant shelters recently opened a controversial location in ...
Active-duty troops begin arriving at US-Mexico border in Texas and California to combat migrant crisis
Active-duty military personnel began arriving along the southern border Thursday evening after President Donald Trump ...
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Senior Trump official Ric Grenell in Venezuela to discuss migrant crisis with foreign leaders
President Donald Trump's presidential envoy for special missions Richard Grenell is in Venezuela to discuss the migrant ...
Trump’s Guantanamo migrant plan evokes a dark history
The US has maintained a migrant detention facility there for decades that is separate from the notorious high-security jail ...
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Hotel Association scores $991M city shelter contract despite drop in migrant arrivals
Mayor Eric Adams' administration will award a new $991 million contract for hotel-based migrant shelters to the Hotel ...
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Documentary on migrant crisis made by local filmmaker to be shown Thursday
Bilheimer traveled multiple times to the U.S.- Mexican border, interviewing refugee adults and children, border agents, religious leaders and others living and witnessing the crisis firsthand.
Migrant labour needed to solve UK housing crisis, construction industry warns
The National Federation of Builders say Labour’s goals are unachievable because there is a shortage of more than 200,000 construction workers in UK ...
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Editorial: City should rein in migrant hotel program as crisis ebbs
City Hall should be looking to reduce its budget for migrant housing rather than locking in long-term deals it may not need, ...