NYC Officials Clash Over Migrant Housing Sites

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have differing opinions on which state-controlled properties should be used to house migrants in the city. Hochul suggested using gymnasiums in state parks, New York City colleges, armories in Harlem and Brooklyn, and even the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, while Adams proposed using the Javits Center, state college dorms, and vacant upstate summer camps. The disagreement between their offices, revealed in court-ordered correspondence, highlights the struggle to reach a consensus on sheltering migrants. Hochul is also pushing for the opening of a temporary shelter at Floyd Bennett Field, a former federal airfield, and is awaiting a response from the White House. Both Hochul and Adams are calling for more federal assistance in addressing the migrant crisis.