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New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency Friday over the influx of migrants into the Big Apple and estimated it will cost $1 billion to provide them with shelter space and social services.


Adams rattled off statistics to bolster his dire warnings:

– More than 61,000 people are now in city shelters, a near-record that officials say they will shortly exceed.

– Officials are renting rooms in more than 40 hotels across the city to try and keep up with the influx.

– Arriving families have enrolled 5,500 new students in New York City’s public schools, a jump from the previous tally of 3,200.

The mayor said he would visit the tent city his administration is building on Randall’s Island to provide temporary housing for the arrivals.


The mayor called on Congress to pass legislation to shorten the mandatory waiting period for work papers for the migrants.