New Yorkers say they have concerns about how national policy and executive actions are going to impact their bottom line.
What You Need To Know
- On Thursday, dozens gathered to hear from mayoral candidates about what they plan to do to make the city more affordable
- The federal government recently took away more than $80 million in FEMA money that helps fund the city’s migrant crisis
- Mayoral hopefuls say developments Mayor Eric Adams’ legal developments will likely impact New Yorkers financially
“I’m very worried about this city,” Sheepshead Bay resident Bobbie Sackman said.
“On my day to day, it’s harder to make ends meet,” Harlem resident Rhonda Harrison said.
On Thursday, dozens gathered to hear from mayoral candidates about what they plan to do to make the city more affordable.
This as the federal government took away more than $80 million in FEMA money that helps fund the city’s migrant crisis.
“While all of those issues are important, a lot of times they are fodder to get people to turn away from what is actually important. And that’s the bread-and-butter issues that quite frankly people are really suffering with, on a daily basis,” Theodore Moore, executive director of Align: The Alliance for a Greater New York, said.
Mayoral hopefuls reacted to Mayor Eric Adams meeting with “border czar” Tom Homan and the mayor’s federal corruption indictment being dropped.
They say all of these developments will likely impact New Yorkers financially.
“We have a crisis right now in that we have a mayor who fundamentally, is essentially, on the leash of Donald Trump, which will lead to less funding happening to our communities,” mayoral candidate Michael Blake said.
“This robbery of more than $80 million from New York City’s bank account is only the first example of what the cost will be,” mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said.
The mayor’s attorney Alex Spiro said in a statement, “The idea that there was a quid pro quo is a total lie. We offered nothing and the department asked nothing of us.”