New York City Mayor Eric Adams ripped Rockland County Executive Ed Day as 'racist' and 'antisemitic' in response to Day challenging the mayor's plans to send busloads of asylum seekers.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the city would fight any legal challenges preventing busloads of asylum seekers from arriving in upstate counties.on Thursday slammed Rockland County Executive Ed Day as"racist" and"antisemitic" after the official issued a restraining order blocking the Democratic mayor from sending busloads of asylum seekers. , telling reporters that New York City was footing the bill and only taking volunteers.
"When you look at the County Exec [Ed] Day, I mean this guy has a record of being antisemitic, you know, his racist comments," Adams said, without providing examples."You know, his thoughts and how he responded to this, it shows a lack of leadership." Day was referring to comments Adams, a former police officer, made before he became mayor, in which called White cops"crackers." Adams later apologized for those remarks. Adams’ Thursday comments came as his plan to moveto hotels in New York's Orange and Rockland counties moved forward.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says 'Jordan Neely did not deserve to die'NYC Mayor Eric Adams made his first significant remarks on the subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely at a press conference Wednesday amid widespread protests over the killing.
Read more »
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Says Jordan Neely Chokehold ‘Never Should Have Happened’“My heart goes out to Jordan’s family, who is suffering great pain and uncertainty about the circumstances of his death,” the former police officer said Wednesday.
Read more »
Mayor Eric Adams backs off plan to bus migrants from NYC to suburbs – for nowA busload of asylum seekers was scheduled to arrive in Orange County, but Mayor Adams’s office temporarily backed off.
Read more »
Mayor Eric Adams signs executive order loosening NYC shelter requirements as migrant crisis rages“This is not a decision taken lightly and we will make every effort to get asylum seekers into shelter as quickly as possible as we have done since day one,” City Hall spokesperson Fabian Levy said…
Read more »
Mayor Eric Adams says NYC failed to help Jordan NeelyMayor Eric Adams on Wednesday acknowledged the city failed to adequately help Jordan Neely, the homeless man who was choked to death on the subway last week. CBS2's Ali Bauman explains the mayor's plan to better address mental health in New York City and the criticism against it.
Read more »
Mayor Eric Adams suspends NYC's right to shelter rules for asylum seekersNew York City has temporarily suspended its right-to-shelter rules, as it struggles to house the growing number of asylum seekers with Title 42 set to expire tonight. ZinniaDee_TV has the latest:
Read more »