New York City is projected to have soon spent $5 billion in the past two years providing shelter, food and other services to migrants.
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NewYorkCityissoonprojectedtohavespentmorethan$5billionoverthelasttwoyearsonthemigrantcrisis–anestimatethatisexpectedtodoubleby2025.
Atanaverageof$352pernightforatleast36,939households,thecityprojectsitwillspend$4.75billionprovidingshelter,food,healthcareandeducationtotheinfluxofmigrantsinthe2025fiscalyear,accordingtothecurrentforecastbythecity’sonlineasylumseekerfundingtracker.Thecitybudgeted$3.76billioninfundingforthemigrantcrisisinthe2024fiscalyear.
Inthe2023and2024fiscalyearscombined,thecityspent$4.88billiononthemigrantcrisis.
Basedonthecurrentrateofspending,theNewYorkPostreportedthatthecityhaslikelyspentmorethan$112milliononthemigrantcrisissincethestartofthenewfiscalyear,whichbeganonJuly1,meaningthecostofthecrisiswillsoonexceed$5billionifithasn’talready.That’snearlytheamountofthetotal$5.8billionbudgetallocatedfortheNewYorkCityPoliceDepartmentbudget
