NYC migrant crisis could soon cost $12B: Mayor AdamsBy Nolan Hicks, Bernadette Hogan and Jesse O’Neill
August 9, 2023
New York City’s surging migrant population is set to double by June 2024 – meaning the city will be on the hook for 100,000 homeless migrants – as costs are estimated to rise to a high of over $12 billion over the next three years.
“We are past our breaking point,” Adams declared in a dire address at City Hall on Wednesday, a day after the mayor pleaded with the feds and everyday New Yorkers to help mitigate the crisis.
Right now, the city spends a nightly average of $383 per 25,600 asylum seeker households – including families with kids, adult couples and singles – for housing, food and other services, according to officials.
That means the city spends $9.8 million each day and $300 million per month combined.
“With more than 57,300 individuals currently in our care on an average night, it amounts to $9.8 million a day. Almost $300 million a month and nearly $3.6 billion a year,” the mayor said.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/09/nyc-migrant-crisis-could-soon-cost-12b-mayor-adams/