The rift between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul appears to be widening amid the ongoing migrant crisis which has pushed the city to its limits.
"I'm just really baffled that very smart people believe that this is sustainable for New York City," Adams said.
Those comments, made while speaking at a breakfast at the New York Law School, were about Governor Hochul refusing to force other counties to take in asylum seekers.The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, offered 11 federal sites, many of them outside the city, to potentially house migrants.
When asked if he would go against the governor and send migrants upstate, the mayor made his intentions crystal clear. "If I get permission from the federal government, we're going to use that," he said. "We are going to use any state that is available to take the pressure off New York City residents."A spokesperson declined comment, but the rift between the Democratic mayor, the Democratic governor and the Democratic president appears to be widening.
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