Posted 3/5/2024, 10:58:00 PM
Adams Defends NYC Efforts to Secure Federal Migrant Funds Amid Claims of Delayed Aid
- Mayor Adams pushes back against claims NYC hasn't filed proper paperwork to get federal migrant crisis funds
- NYC has only received $49 million of $150 million promised by federal government
- Adams notes that even if NYC got full $150 million, it's small compared to $4 billion already spent on migrants
- First Deputy Mayor defends city, says federal funds delayed despite NYC knowing how to file paperwork
- Back-and-forth over funds comes as NYC projects $10 billion total cost for migrant crisis through 2025