THE arrival of new migrants has pushed the population of New York City's shelters to record levels and has stretched services past their capacity. Already, the city has 84,526 homeless people, including 27,530 children, the highest levels since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Yet it’d appear there is no mechanism how to stop the influx. Since tens of thousands of migrants began arriving in the city, Mayor Eric Adams has searched for one place after another to house them.
A year after, some of the Mayor’s appointees resigned and current officials are still scrambling to house them. News adds that rows of cots inside school gymnasiums are set up, busing some people to the northern suburbs and suspending the normal review process for the opening of new shelters.
Other media accounts: “The migrant crisis in New York City is reaching a breaking point, with some asylum seekers now being forced to sleep on the streets. In midtown Manhattan, asylum seekers are sleeping on the sidewalks outside the Roosevelt Hotel, which is now a migrant processing center for city shelters.” 🏦🏃🏦
NEW York Times: “Migrant Crisis, a ‘Time Bomb’ for Democrats, Poses Test for Hochul.” / “New York Plans to Convert Parts of Midtown Manhattan to Housing.” Gov. Kathy Hochul’s role in responding to an influx of migrants to New York has put her in an uncomfortable and politically delicate position in recent weeks. In the city, Mayor Eric Adams announced plans to rezone manufacturing areas south of Times Square and allow more office buildings to be converted to housing.
Meanwhile, the Democratic Party’s loudest mouth in NY, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a.k.a. has other priorities. Such as this: An Instagram video in which she told her 1.5 million followers that “U.S. sunscreens are far behind the rest of the world,” adding, “We deserve better here in the U.S.”
Okay, then. 🗽🤨🗽
OTHER news: “Scathing Letter Reveals Tension Among New York Democrats Over Migrant Crisis.” And adds: “The letter, responding to New York City’s list of demands for state help, said the city had already rebuffed some of the state’s offers and had been slow to aid migrants.” New York has the 2nd biggest federal funding, and hosts the world’s most number of billionaires. What to do? Gov. Hochul, Mayor Adams, and AOC? Blame George Santos maybe?
At least the shamed rep from the state’s 3rd congressional district would probably calm New Yorkers down with a stunning revelation that his BFF Bruce Wayne bought some abandoned buildings at Long Island City and acres of land in Hudson to accommodate migrants. Not far-fetched. Lie, that is.
Anyhow, we don’t really know what’s up with New York’s leadership, Democrat or Republican. Last I read, Gov. Hochul's hubby benefited from a business deal because of you know why. A year or so ago, she lavished sports-crazy New York with proposals to build new billion$ sports arenas. Meantime, the Manhattan DA looks into Mayor Adams' "circle of support," among other Netflix worthy plotlines. And AOC per The Guardian: “Sunscreen socialism: AOC divides the left with call for better skincare options.” At least, this one is funnier than George, for the time being. 🗽🏃♀️🏃
MORE News: “A New York City Migrant Contractor Faces Scrutiny in Sexual Assault Cases.” The city gave DocGo contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars to care for migrants. Now it faces problems. Nonstop problems. Gotham City is indeed in a deep, deep funk. Issues, issues. Meanwhile, Mayor Eric Adams said it costs the city $383 a night per migrant family. It's projected that NYC will spend $3.6 billion a year, but that's only at the current rate.
And: “Mayor Adams Says Migrant Influx Will Cost New York City $12 Billion.” And adds: “As newcomers continue to arrive in the hundreds each week, the city increased its estimate for how much it will cost to house them.” Do they nonchalantly cross the border? Nearly 500 migrants enter NYC each day. The city is serving more than 90,000 asylum seekers who have arrived since last spring, on top of more than 54,800 still in the city's care. Absurd. 🗽🏃♀️🏃
Photo credits: National Geographic. WGRZ.
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