Feds finally set to release $106M in migrant aid to NYC after months of delays
NY Post
The feds are finally set to release more than $100 million in migrant aid to New York City that sat untouched for months — a delay that fueled tensions between City Hall and the Biden administration.
The $106 million in aid — the rest of a $150 million package earmarked for the Big Apple by Congress last summer — will be made available on Thursday after the Federal Emergency Management Agency formally signs off on City Hall’s reimbursement applications, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office.
“I worked hard with NYC and FEMA to deliver these funds,” Schumer (D-NY) said on social media. “Now Republicans must stop blocking the strong, bipartisan border bill, which can deliver more.”
The senator, who worked as a liaison between the city and the feds, arranged for FEMA to send a team to the Big Apple to assist the Adams administration with grant paperwork and applications to raise the cap on hotel reimbursements to 15%.
The previous limit only allowed for 10% of total aid to be used on housing migrants in hotels.
“Today, FEMA notified New York City that it had approved their budget for over $106 million awarded through the Shelter and Services Program, making this funding available for their use,” a Biden administration official told The Post.
