Mayor Eric Adams was invited to a last-minute sit-down with Biden administration officials as he made the rounds in Washington, DC, Thursday to lobby for federal help with the migrant crisis.
Hizzoner is scheduled to meet with White House officials at 5:15 p.m. before he is expected to attend a holiday party thrown by the federal Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.
It was not immediately clear who carved out time for Adams while he was on his 10th trip to DC to call for help with the crush of asylum seekers in New York City.
When asked, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre had no info on the sit-down.
“We have been committed [and] have certainly put forth resources for mayors to deal with the influx of migrants,” she said, adding, “We have had multiple conversations.”
A City Hall spokesperson did not immediately return messages.
Previously, a White House spokesperson told The Post there was no meeting on the books, with Adams just one of “countless” local and state officials invited to a holiday bash Wednesday night.
Mayor Eric Adams nabbed a last-minute White House sit-down Thursday. Annabelle Gordon – CNP
The mayor is on his 10th trip to DC to call for help in dealing with the migrant crisis. G.N.Miller/NYPost
It was not immediately clear who carved out time for Adams while he was on his 10th trip to DC to call for help with the crush of asylum seekers in New York City. Kevin C. Downs for NY Post
Mayor Eric Adams attends the Grand Lighting ceremony of the National Menorah sponsored by the American Friends of Lubavitch on the Ellipse in Washington, DC on Thursday, December 7, 2023.
Earlier Thursday, Adams met with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) as well as FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell.
“New York City needs help,” a clearly under-the-weather Adams told reporters after the meetings, in which he said they spoke about the slowing of migrants into NYC and fast-tracking asylum seekers’ papers.
“We are all seeing that this is having a major impact on our cities, I’m going to continue to lift my voice, even though I’m losing it, to fight for this city that I truly love.”
Adams said he hoped his FEMA meeting would open up a “menu of things” by which the federal agency could assist the city, but didn’t make the specifics public.
More than 150,000 asylum seekers have come through New York City since the start of the crisis in spring 2022, with 66,000 currently remaining in the city’s care.
The price tag has been estimated at $12 billion.
Additional reporting by Caitlin Doornbos
