One thing Adams has generally avoided doing publicly is calling on the city’s landlords to make their vacant apartments available for migrants. Critics are now asking why.
Obtained via a Freedom of Information Law request, the documents show that 2,646 of the city’s supportive housing units which are meant for homeless individuals with a need for social services were empty on March 31.
Adams’ opposition to the package of bills sets the stage for him to potentially issue a veto. His spokesman, Fabien Levy, would not say after the vote whether he will take the rare executive action, but added: “We are reviewing our options.”
Jessica Katz, the city's chief housing officer, is stepping down from her post at the beginning of July, City Hall confirmed in a statement to amNewYork Metro
In an effort to illustrate the severity of the migrant crisis in New York City, Mayor Adams claimed Wednesday that nearly half of all hotel rooms in the city are now occupied by migrants seeking asylum an assertion that was immediately pounced on as being inaccurate.