{"id":2104867,"date":"2023-11-21T13:17:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T18:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-blames-biden-for-citys-budget-woes-yell-at-dc\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T13:29:49","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T18:29:49","slug":"nyc-mayor-eric-adams-blames-biden-for-citys-budget-woes-yell-at-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-blames-biden-for-citys-budget-woes-yell-at-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Mayor Eric Adams blames Biden for city&#8217;s budget woes: &#8216;Yell at DC&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnyc-mayor-eric-adams-blames-biden-for-citys-budget-woes-yell-at-dc%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2104867&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>New York City Mayor Blames Federal Government for \u2063Budget \u200dCuts \u200bAmid Immigrant Crisis<\/h2>\n<p>In \u2064a\u200d fiery town hall\u200d meeting in Brooklyn, Mayor Eric Adams \u2062of New York City expressed his\u200b frustration with the federal government for slashing \u200bbillions from the city&#8217;s budget to address the ongoing immigrant crisis. Adams argued that this\u200b lack of funding not only\u2063 unfairly impacted \u200dimmigrants but\u200d also burdened \u200dthe city, forcing each agency\u200b to reduce\u200b its budget by 5% in November,\u2062 with another 5% reduction looming in\u200b January if no federal assistance is provided.<\/p>\n<p>Adams boldly declared, &#8220;D.C. has\u2063 abandoned us, and they\u200c need to be paying their cost to \u2064this national\u200d problem. \u200bThis is unfair what we&#8217;re\u2064 doing to migrant asylum-seekers, and it&#8217;s unfair\u200d what we&#8217;re doing to \u2062everyday taxpayers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>City Resources Strained by Influx of Asylum-Seekers<\/h3>\n<p>New York City has \u2062faced a significant strain on its resources\u200d as over \u200b125,000 asylum-seekers have entered its\u2062 care since \u2062last \u2064year. To cope with this\u200d influx, the city \u2063had \u200cto divert \u2064funds from\u200b various \u2062sectors, including $2.1 billion from the education budget, $1.4 \u2063billion from the Department of Social Services, and $800 million from\u200c Homeless Services. Additionally, the police force had to be reduced by 4,000 officers,\u2063 and upcoming\u200b police academy \u2063classes were canceled.<\/p>\n<p>Adams has reached out to President Joe Biden for\u2063 assistance, as the financial burden is\u2063 projected\u200c to reach $12 billion\u2062 by 2025 if the crisis persists. However, his pleas\u2062 have largely gone unanswered, with\u2063 no direct communication between Biden\u200c and Adams for nearly a year. Frustrated, Adams tells constituents, &#8220;Don&#8217;t yell at me. \u2064Yell at D.C. We deserve better as a city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Mayors Seek\u2062 Federal Assistance, but\u2062 Funding Falls Short<\/h3>\n<p>Adams was scheduled\u2064 to meet with White House officials alongside other Democratic mayors affected by the surge\u2062 of illegal immigration at the southern border. However,\u2064 he had \u2063to return\u2063 home due to an FBI inquiry into his campaign. The mayors had hoped to secure $5 billion in federal\u200c assistance, but the White House has only requested \u2062$1.4 billion from Congress so \u2063far.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson from the White House\u2062 assured that\u2063 the administration is committed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-blames-biden-for-citys-budget-woes-yell-at-dc\/\" title=\"NYC Mayor Eric Adams blames Biden for city's budget woes: 'Yell at DC'\">supporting local jurisdictions \u200chosting migrants<\/a> and is\u200b actively working to secure funding from Congress.\u200b However, the city has only received $1.5\u200b billion from the\u2063 state of New \u200bYork, and Governor Kathy Hochul has also urged\u2064 the Biden administration to provide \u200dadditional federal \u2064aid for the immigration crisis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How can politicians on both sides of the \u2064aisle work\u2064 collaboratively to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-of-cuban-nationals-travel-to-nicaragua-to-reach-u-s-border\/\" title=\"Hundreds Of Cuban Nationals Travel To Nicaragua To Reach U.S. Border\">find sustainable\u2064 solutions<\/a> to the immigrant crisis and \u2062ensure a fair\u200b distribution of resources among all levels of government<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Families, and it&#8217;s unfair what the federal \u2062government is doing to\u200d New York City.&#8221; He went on to explain that the burden of\u200d supporting and accommodating\u2063 the influx of immigrants should not\u2063 fall solely on\u2063 the city&#8217;s shoulders but \u2062should be shared by the federal government, as \u2062it\u200b is a national issue.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cmayor highlighted the\u2064 strain that the budget cuts have imposed on essential services and social programs. He emphasized that the reduction in\u200c funding not only jeopardizes the city&#8217;s \u200cability to adequately address the needs of immigrant communities \u200cbut also undermines the overall well-being of all New Yorkers. Adams warned that if\u2063 the federal government continues to neglect its responsibility in providing financial support, \u200cthe consequences will be detrimental \u2064to the city&#8217;s social fabric and economic stability.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Mayor Adams stressed that the immigrant crisis should\u200c not be politicized and used as a tool for\u200b partisan\u200b agendas. He urged politicians on both sides of the aisle to set aside their \u2064differences and come together to find sustainable solutions. Adams\u2063 emphasized the importance of working collaboratively to ensure that\u2062 the city&#8217;s resources are not depleted, risking the livelihoods of New Yorkers and the city&#8217;s overall resilience\u2064 in the face of adversity.<\/p>\n<p>Adams made\u200c it clear that he is not opposed to immigration nor is he suggesting that the city \u200bwill\u200c turn its back on those seeking a better life.\u2063 On the contrary, he reiterated the city&#8217;s commitment to providing \u2063services and support for all residents, regardless of their immigration status.\u2062 However, he maintained that the burden of responding to the\u2063 immigrant crisis should be shared fairly among all levels of \u2064government.<\/p>\n<p>The mayor&#8217;s passionate plea \u2063for federal assistance did not\u2062 go unheard\u200b among the attendees of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-chinese-organization-holds-town-hall-on-countering-the-ccp-threat\/\" title=\"NY Chinese Org hosts Town Hall on 'Countering CCP Threat'\">town \u200dhall meeting<\/a>. Many voiced their agreement with his sentiments, echoing\u200b their own frustrations with the federal \u2063government&#8217;s \u200black of support. Some shared \u2064personal experiences of how the budget cuts\u2063 have impacted their lives and their communities, \u2063further highlighting the\u200b urgency of the situation\u2062 and the need for immediate\u200b action.<\/p>\n<p>As New York City \u200bcontinues to grapple with the challenges brought about by the ongoing immigrant crisis,\u200b Mayor Adams&#8217;s condemnation of the federal government&#8217;s budget cuts serves as a rallying cry for justice \u2062and equitable distribution of resources. It emphasizes the vital role that the federal\u2063 government plays in addressing this nationwide issue and implores policymakers to prioritize the needs of both immigrants and New Yorkers alike. Only through collaborative efforts and robust financial support can the city strive towards a more inclusive \u2063and prosperous future for all its residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams is blaming the federal government for billions that were slashed from the city&#8217;s budget last week to deal with its immigrant crisis. Adams claimed that the lack of federal funding made the crisis unfair to both immigrants and the city because it forced each city agency to reduce its<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2104868,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2104867","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104867","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2104867"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2104867\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2104868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2104867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2104867"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2104867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}