Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is demanding more federal aid to assist with the ongoing migrant crisis while also calling for unity in the Big Apple.
The public advocate joined with fellow elected officials and Make the Road New York on Thursday outside of 1 Centre Street to make the appeal and said that New York City needs financial relief when it comes to the overwhelming number of asylum seekers arriving here.
“Over the past several months, New York City has welcomed [tens of thousands] of asylum seekers,” Williams said. “The federal government must provide sufficient funding for New York to meet humanitarian needs and systemic challenges of providing aid and opportunity. We’re thankful for the funding that has already come; it is not enough by any stretch of the imagination.”
