The city expects to spend $1 billion to manage the influx of the migrants, Adams said in a speech at City Hall. More than 17,000 have arrived in New York since April; an average of five or six buses each day since early September, with nine buses pulling into the city on...
If Adams has his way, you'll no longer see wave after wave of asylum seekers getting off buses and asking officials to find them food, clothing and shelter. "We're dealing with a population problem in many of our municipalities. Why aren't we telling the individuals we allow to come in...
The biggest challenge they may face is howoftenbuses run to these peripheral stations. If buses arrive infrequently, this could hinder how often African patients who rely on public transit can access these food stores. It could also affect the likelihood of them participating in health center prog...
Last week, a 2-year-old who arrived in New York was hospitalized for dehydration and a pregnant woman on the same bus was in severe pain, according to advocates and city officials. Volunteer groups such as TLC NYC often wait hours for buses arriving from Texas in a designated space of...
POLICE MATTERS: Mayor Eric Adams, who has staked his young tenure on reducing crime, embraced enhanced camera use on buses and at bus stops during a town hall Monday night. “I love cameras,” Adams said in response to an audience question at the public-safety focused meeting in Queens...