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With the federal government finally giving New York permission to use Floyd Bennett Field to house some of the 100,000 migrants that have descended on the city, one would think Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul would be celebrating a partial solution to the daunting problem. Instead, the governor accused the mayor and his team of being slow on the draw in dealing with the crisis. Adams shot back, saying the state needs to shoulder more of the cityās burden of housing the migrants. Former Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is among those bewildered by the governorās rebuke of Adams. Speaking on 710 WORās Len Berman and Michael Riedel in the Morning program, Curran expressed her take on the no-win situation.
āI found that very puzzling,ā Curran told Berman and Riedel. āI couldnāt understand, Iām trying to get into her head, and Iām wondering what is the motivation here? Why are you attacking and criticizing the mayor, who I think, frankly, is handling this as well as he possibly can. Heās in an impossible position. I mean, itās one thing to not be helpful, but itās another thing to slam the guy and criticize the way heās handling this. Heās not getting any help anywhere.ā
Ultimately, Curran feels Hochul shouldnāt take her eyes off the key issue since using Floyd Bennett Field only solves part of the migrant problem. āThatās a big win because, remember, she tried to get permission from Biden to do that, it wasnāt allowed and now theyāre finally allowed to do that, so that is a big deal. However, these are all just temporary Band-Aids⦠warehousing people without an actual plan on the federal level- thatās the biggest problem, and thatās beyond both the governor and the mayor.ā
Curran also praised Adams for making a trip to Israel, where he kept a neutral stance on the regionās hot-button issues. āHis tone, which has been āIām not taking sides here, Iām just here to learnā is exactly right⦠going is great, and I think the way heās handling it is great⦠and itās historical. All mayors and governors (go there); it's what you do.ā
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