NYC Mayor Eric Adams considers housing migrants at Gracie Mansion trends now
New York City mayor Eric Adams has said he is considering housing migrants at his residence of Gracie Mansion as he claimed he is 'leading from the front.'
Adams' comments during a press conference on Tuesday come a day after the mayor suggested putting migrants in 'private residences' to deal with the influx of asylum seekers in the Big Apple.
'I was speaking with the staff to see if I could put a few families into Gracie Mansion,' Adams said at a press conference, as reported by the New York Daily News.
'I don’t have a problem if I can put a migrant family in Gracie Mansion because I want to lead from the front.
'That’s the type of leader I am.'
New York City mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday he is considering housing migrants at his residence of Gracie Mansion
An estimated 70,000 migrants have arrived in New York City over the last year
Adams added that he has to look at 'legal protocols' before moving migrants into the mayor's mansion in Brooklyn (pictured)
However, Adams added that he has to look at 'legal protocols' before moving migrants into the mayor's mansion in Brooklyn.
'You know, I can’t use the building any way I want,” he explained.
The mayor went on to emphasize how he would not be asking the city's residents to make space for migrants if he himself was not willing to.
'Generals don’t send their troops into battle and ask, "How’s the war?" he said.
'They lead troops into battle. I’m a general who leads my troops into battle. So yes, I’m more than willing to use whatever space I have to deal with this crisis.'
Adams has previously said he wants Gracie Mansion to be 'the
