The state should cough up at least 50% of New York City’s mind-boggling migrant costs to make up for the disgraceful lack of funding from Washington, Mayor Eric Adams argued Tuesday.
Hizzoner asked state lawmakers to boost their cash injection by $1.6 billion — to a total of $4.6 billion from now through fiscal year 2025 — as he testified at the annual Albany budget hearing known as “Tin Cup Day,” when mayors across the state make their pitches for resources in New York’s budget.
“Today, we are asking the state to increase its commitment and cover at least 50% of our costs,” said Adams, seeking an increase from the one-third already promised.
“New Yorkers are already carrying most of the asylum-seeker costs. It is wrong to ask them to do more, and it puts our city in a precarious position,” he said.
Fellow Democrat and Gov. Kathy Hochul previously agreed to foot a third of the city’s bill, proposing in her executive budget to carve out $2.4 billion for fiscal year 2025 to help Gotham shelter the relentless influx of asylum seekers pouring in.