NYC Mayor Eric Adams is heckled by protester yelling ‘f**k you’ and ‘you’re f*****g homeless people’ – to which he bizarrely quips, ‘one should be happy if someone wants to make love to them’
- Adams was announcing his plan to get rid of sheds and scaffolding from the streets of the city when a protester began yelling
- ‘F**k you, Eric Adams! ‘F**k you, a**hole! You’re f**king homeless people!’ the person screamed
- ‘She said, ‘I’m messing with homeless people. You know that? One should be happy if someone wants to make love to them,’ Adams responded
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was involved in a bizarre exchange Monday when a protester shouted expletives at the Democrat for his treatment of the homeless population.
Adams was announcing his plan to get rid of sheds and scaffolding from the streets of the city when a protester began yelling.
‘F**k you, Eric Adams! ‘F**k you, a**hole! You’re f**king homeless people!’ the person screamed.
Adams’ was taken off guard and tried to remain cool with his response but ended up suggesting that he was being accused of wanting to sleep with homeless people.
‘She said, ‘I’m messing with homeless people. You know that? One should be happy if someone wants to make love to them.’
New York City Mayor Eric Adams was involved in a bizarre exchange Monday when a protester shouted expletives at the Democrat for his treatment of the homeless population
The homeless population increased by 18 percent over the last year in New York City, according to the city’s researchers.
Adams has dealt with problems involving the homeless and immigration over his first two years in office.
Adams declared a state of emergency in October 2022 and has called on President Joe Biden, a fellow Democrat, to provide more resources and to help migrants get work permits.
New York City says that it has provided services to 90,000 migrants since last spring and that nearly 55,000 remain in its care.
Thousands of those migrants arrived on buses sent by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a Republican who has tried to shift the burden of receiving them to Democratic strongholds.
Two groups advocating for New York City’s homeless population – the Legal Aid Society and the Coalition for the Homeless – said in a joint statement they were reviewing the legality of the new 60-day shelter limit.
‘This new policy raises many questions and concerns that the City has yet to address. It is also unclear whether State officials have provided any input on what the City proposes to implement.’
They added that the state has a legal obligation to ‘ensure that people who lack shelter are safe and secure, and protected from exposure to the elements.’
Asylum seekers are transferred via city bus from Port Authority bus terminal to housing facilities in the Bronx and Queens on May 15, 2023 in New York City
US military personnel keep watch as asylum seekers are transferred via city bus from Port Authority bus terminal to housing facilities in the Bronx and Queens on May 15, 2023 in New York City
The new flyer that New York City plans to circulate at the border highlights the high cost of housing, food and other necessities that migrants will encounter if they travel to the U.S. financial center.
‘Please consider another city as you make your decision about where to settle in the U.S.,’ it reads in English and Spanish.
Last month, NYC officials warned of a ‘tipping point’ in the city’s immigration crisis, with asylum seekers making up more than half of the record-breaking 100,000 people housed in the Big Apple’s homeless shelters.
City Hall Press Secretary Fabien Levy called for more support from the state and federal government, saying it was ‘now caring for more asylum seekers than long-time New Yorkers experiencing homelessness.’
Under Mayor Adams, the city has spent more than a billion dollars to shelter migrants since they started arriving in large numbers in early 2022.
The costs are set to reach $4.4 billion by next year.
The homeless population increased by 18 percent over the last year in New York City, according to the city’s researchers
Adams has dealt with problems involving the homeless and immigration over his first two years in office
Earlier this year, Adams visited the U.S.-Mexico border and called the situation ‘a disaster’ that needed to be addressed at the federal level.
The visit came after governors from Republican-led states like Florida and Texas began busing and flying migrants in to New York City in 2022.
New York City has opened more than 188 sites to house migrants, including 18 humanitarian relief centers.
