Mayor Eric Adams, who blames the federal government for not doing enough to aid the city, was not part of the discussion.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.As New York continues to care for thousands of migrants who traveled north after crossing the southern U.S. border, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she spoke with President Joe Biden on Tuesday evening in New York City during a meeting she described as brief, but productive.
“That's one option I'm pursuing, but I'm giving the federal government a little more time just to see whether or not they can take some steps that would alleviate the need for that,” she said. Hochul’s meeting with Biden came as the president is in town for the United Nations General Assembly. Both officials spoke at a reception on Tuesday night at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where Biden gave a nod to Hochul during his remarks, according to White House pool reports.Notably absent from the conversation was Adams, whose comments about the lack of action from the federal government have seemed to sour relations with the Biden administration.
“We just spoke a day or two ago about this. We have been working very closely together,” she added. But she indicated her conversation with the president was a “last-minute opportunity.”
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