We’re getting no support on this national [migrant] crisis. And we’re receiving no support. And let me tell you something New Yorkers, never in my life have I had a problem that I did not see an ending to. I don’t see an ending to this. I don’t see an ending to this. This issue will destroy New York City. Every community in this city is going to be impacted. We have a $12 billion deficit that we’re going to have to cut. Every service in this city is going to be impacted. All of us. I said it last year when we had 15,000, and I’m telling you now, with 110,000. The city we knew, we’re about to lose.
Mayor Eric Adams, September 7, 2023