 Thank you, I do need your help with something a few days ago. We had a letter that came out saying That there are a bunch of hotels out there. Why aren't we using them? Can you ask the city council? Where's the list? But we can't get it. They said there were 10 hotels that was available and We should be using them So if you guys can ladies can find a list that would be very helpful People need to stop criticizing. They need to step up. That's what we are right now step up And so this is a crisis this team that's standing behind me as I stated in my speech They have Heroically Responded to this crisis that we're facing of a humanitarian proportion that was created by human hands And we're going to do what we have to do in New York But we do need help to deal with this crisis that we're facing. So we open to any questions We're going to be using a facility on Randall's Island that's our land use Requirement just allows for that for us to be able to build out on Rikers Island does not suspend all our city laws But just the land use laws Would be forthcoming We're talking about potentially a hundred thousand people going into a Next year months away, and we're going to continue to pivot shift Modified to address the crisis. We never thought we would be at a point Where we have to build out the Hurks that we're building out But with the lack of hotel space, you know, we've indicated the number of emergency hotels that we opened We know that as this crisis continued to grow without help we're going to have to continue to use the Brainpower of those who are standing next to me to continue to modify and shift Accordingly and the real challenges that we're having which is very fascinating is that as we try to find hotels I cannot tell you how many Council people local electix that are yelling house people But saying not in my district You can't have it both ways President Biden No, this is a nice this is going to take a national coordination and it should be handled at the border should be handled at the border and It's sure when people come in number one They should be allowed to go to the destinations that they desire and not just Incentivize to go to New York Washington or Chicago as it currently is being Put in place and then we should ensure that the entire country absorbs of this Influx of asylum seekers so that we're not leaning on three cities in the northern part of the country That is the role of the national government Mr. Mayor going back to your opening comments about the council I understand you're skeptical about where they are they're skeptical about where you are I talked with councilmember Ayala. We said she got a half hour Before the plan was switched to Randall's Island in her district Do you see willing partners in the council or are you purposefully cutting them out of the process? No? No, we we communicate with the council and there's a large number of council Men and women who have been extremely cooperative. They understand the purpose they reached out and told us locations There counts councilman Eric vouch voucher has been just unbelievable with this situation He realizes that it's a crisis and he says listen. I need to step up and help Everyone this is an all hands-on deck moment Everyone must do that and there's there's some deafening silence that's coming from Other parts of government you would think that we don't have a crisis in a city of New York right now You would think that this is not an issue that the city is facing that is going to impact providing services for long of Term residents in the city it is this is this is going to impact every area of life in New York City When you say in in Venice 30 minutes from changing the location there's other There's other aspects of this that we've been in continuing conversations with the council person and some of this stuff the movement must be Rapid You know, this is not one of these operations where we can sit down and analyze what's taking place We had nine buses yesterday. We have eight buses today We get hundreds of people that are coming here and it's going to take You know real-time movement and that's what this team has been doing And the council person Who feels they have not been in communication? We have updated council people's Individuals every step of the way of what we're doing. We're not playing surprises. I got you We need their help We want them to assist us in identifying locations in their districts where we could house The asylum seekers be part of the strategies that we're putting together. We have been communicating with them all the time on this You know with all the seekers that are coming I'm glad you asked that question you just defined the crisis we're talking about and that is why we indicated several times in My speech today that we must be here for long-term New Yorkers We're looking at how to expedite the process of getting people into permanent housing We are looking at how we can continue to make sure that we continue to be there for long-term New Yorkers Yes, we have a housing crisis pre asylum seekers. You've had a housing crisis. I Cannot I cannot you know predict what people are thinking. Yeah, I can't predict what people are thinking Sending migrants here and you're ending that coordination agreement and then also separately Some of our reporters reported that four buses dropping off migrants to court authority were stopped this morning and some of the drivers were ticketed They were coming from Texas City hall where this city hall Potentially order this Well two things number one I said it over and over again Bernadette and you know you guys keep reporting There was never an agreement for El Paso to send Asylum seekers here. We've never told them. Please send us your asylum seekers. That has never happened We would never do that. We have our own issue here and we have really when you look at it as it's been reported New York State has Some of the largest numbers of asylum seekers. We are doing our share and so they was never that agreement and El Paso the city manager the mayor They should Stop sending buses to New York New York cannot accommodate the number of buses that we have Coming here to our city. I think that It's is crucial for us to get that accurate because we don't want to send a signal out there That New York is telling any municipality that we could accommodate the influx of asylum seekers That we that we're talking that we were talking about The there was a second part of your question Bernadette We're not going to target any specific bus Operation but we are going to make sure that the asylum seekers and People on our roads are safe and so the New York City Police Department and Whatever entity is being used. I'm hoping they out there doing that job correctly But we're concerned about the safety of asylum seekers and the safety of New York is before Oh, I'm on I'm on traffic stat with the police department is doing I do traffic stat all the time and identify Danger situation. That's I say make sure we clamp down on any dangerous situation When you say that open to any kind of a joint appeal of the president Any time for a boy? I'm sorry Are you open to any kind of a joint appeal with Governor Abbott or any other Texas officials to try to Get it handled at the border. No Governor at Governor Abbott made it clear first of all, he lied and stated that he wasn't doing this since April He was caught lying by his own You know news outlets in Texas He's he's just he's untrustworthy We attempted to coordinate with him. He stated that we didn't we had to produce the emails that show we were and so I think the issue is to do a decompression strategy of from the national government to make sure that we could We can ensure that these asylum seekers are Spread throughout the entire country. We all should be part of resolving this issue Well, there's my 96 hour time frame And you the better sense of what the estimate of billion dollars billion dollars will go forward I don't know if there's a break-in. We can survive first first I want to be very clear this is an ever-moving and evolving crisis and I am not going to allow our team to be Cornered into you said 96 hours and you did 96 hours in 30 minutes. No, this is an evolving constantly moving crisis Our goal is to use this as a location that we can find out How to give the best services to those who are in need it may need be that they want to go to another destination It may need is needed that they may have to go into some type of different type of housing Or they want to connect with a love on a family member. That's the purpose of that That's not a long-term location where people are going to be there for weeks We're going to minimize the amount of time. They're going to spend there so that we could do a proper evaluation and This is the best way to do it and we're going to continue to look for hotels We're going to continue to do the other things and spaces But right now we need to take the pressure off to flow of asylum seekers that would that we're getting here and Once we have that built out accordingly, we're going to utilize it at the best of our ability to assist us as one aspect of dealing with this crisis we're facing Hi, how are you? Well, I sort of laid it out in the speech, you know, there are plenty Locations that are under state control That I believe we should look at we have we We Right now I'm not going to disclose exact locations where they are one of we wanted them to materialize and as we do them I'll announce them or just as that we announced on Randall's Island There's a number of locations that we believe the state could assist us in opening and soon as we get the approval from them The inspections the state that they're suitable for people to be inside. We're going to make a formal announcement Against Judge Hein Radix and her team they're looking at all the legal components that involve that's involved here and We've get a concrete method to address this in the court rooms. We're going to do that Are you concerned that you're putting president Biden and governor hopeful in a difficult position politically There's an election a month from now and this is probably not what they want to be talking about No, not at all. I think that my conversations with the White House my conversation with the president Last week or a week or half ago, you know, mayor has dog years, you know I sat down with him He understood the you know the urgency of the moment my conversations and the team speaking with The governor's office. They understand the urgency of the situation There was never a time that they stated that Eric, you know, we don't want to engage in this conversation because it's too political Nope, they did not do that at all. They understand that this is an urgent situation in New York needs help and we're going to continue to coordinate with the White House and coordinate with the governor's office and Our lawmakers the lawmakers need to be in this also You know the the leaders of the senate and assembly This is impacting the entire state of New York I think that anyone that's fleeing persecution That is fleeing violence The history of this country Has always been tied to welcoming those who are fleeing harm And that is the spirit of this country and must be done in an organized way I think it's imperative that a national problem must be solved by the national the national government and I I believe that we will always be responsible as as new york is to make sure whoever comes here We're going to do our job and that's what we have done. I think that new york has been a role model On how to effectively use our infrastructure To address a crisis and make sure we treat people in a humane way And that's what we have what we have done and how we address these national problems That is far greater than what I can answer Now anytime we receive any form of Concerns about living environments. We immediately respond to it We've done an amazing job of making sure that not only are we given You know bad And a safe place, but we are providing food. We're providing education. We're providing health care We're providing transportation for those who are need we're giving them how to fill out the The the identification cards of so we're not saying well Here's what we're required to do. No, we're saying what we're morally responsible to do And that is what we're looking at and so if there's a location that someone is not meeting our standards Immediately investigating and we're immediately rectifying and correcting the situation We're not going to allow people to live in unsafe Of conditions and that is what we are going to continue to do So far about a third of each of the buses that arrive We find people wanting to go to other destinations at the humanitarian centers, which we will be set up We'll provide support for those who want to move on to other cities and states Well, the largest population of venezuelans in the country are in florida and that's Where most people indicate they wish to be The the only free buses that exist at the border are those who are coming to new york and now chicago And which is We'll see it really is up to the individuals. We want to make sure that we support people get to where they Wish to go themselves. I don't know if you want to we're setting this up at the herk center And you know, we'll see how many people wish to be reticulated or supported To to arrive to their destinations. Thank you And so, um, let me talk a little bit about what the humanitarian centers are and now answer your question about funding So the humanitarian centers are a new way of doing things the new humanitarian centers as the mayor said Have new york city compassion and new york city effectiveness to help to answer the most important question What do people coming here want and where do they want to go? So when you come in through the front door of our new humanitarian centers, it's a different way of doing things We're gonna greet you with a comfort team. You've come a long way. We're gonna offer you food and water We want to make sure you're comfortable We're gonna show you where the dining area is, uh, which has three hot meals a day with south american cuisine We're going to show you where you're going to be sleeping We're going to show you the area where we have iPads and phones that you can use to reconnect with your family members Then beyond that we're going to talk to you about the most important part which includes reticketing and where we're going to help You to get where you want to go. We're going to have a team of expert case managers there to speak your language Um, some of them may be staff we bring in some of them may be trusted community members from our community-based organizations But the contention of the whole thing is so that as uh, commissioner kaster was saying we're doing reticketing right now at port authority But we only have 45 minutes to figure out where you might want to spend the next several years of your life That's not enough time In the new humanitarian centers We're going to have days and as the mayor said nine to six hours is our goal But if it's going to take longer we'll take longer with you our goal here is to help you But we're going to do a much better job of helping you get what you want going where you want to go If we have several days with all the uses of modern technology with the case management system Um with community-based organizations then we would in a mere 45 minutes at port authority So with the the reticketing part of the operation is a really important part I do want to make the point It's not the only way that we're reconnecting people if you have family and queens But your port authority might be kind of hard to get there if you've not been to new york city before So that might require a different mechanism. Um, but right now we're looking to um We've been discussions with the state and we're looking to other uh, not-for-profit organizations Also to help us with how we can be able to uh get conveniently get people reticketed to wherever they'd want to go Thank you It's going to come from a combination of sources. We're going to really need non-profit source sisters Uh, we're going to reach out to some of our corporate partners You know, this is what an all hands on deck moment is about and you know, what we are tempted to do and You know, I don't think people really heard the depth And the well thought out way we are helping people who are coming to the city And I just find it surprising that when people do a proper analysis of what this team has done That people just want to critique criticize and say what should have been done. We've stepped up. We've stepped up And I would really challenge go look at what others are doing Go look at what people are doing in other places. New york should be proud of what we have accomplished And what we are doing and what you just laid laid out Uh doctor is exactly what we're doing. We are taking people Taking our time Giving them the support that they need during this traumatic experience That they are going through right now that I don't care who you are in this room. You trace your lineage We all came from somewhere All of us And the same thing some people are saying about these migrant and asylum seekers. They said about your ancestors Same thing So, you know, we need to think about that In your speech you mentioned something about asylum seekers in their own Residences that you're that right. Can you expand more on that? That idea that we're building it out. I met with the mayor of one of Polish cities Last week And he shared that when they received a large number of migrants from the ukraine That they put in place a process where every day people of ukraine were of poland was able to take into their homes And so we are looking at the legal aspects of those new yorkers because new yorkers have been reaching out to us to say How could we help some people have spare apartments? Some people have rooms that they want to share New yorkers want to help and so we want to want to make sure that we do it in a legal way that Allowed people to help and we're formalizing that plan So that if you may be Someone from venezuela that is doing well here. You want to help a venezuelan family? You want to give people the outlet to do so and that's what we're formalizing But we want to make sure we do it within Of the confines of the law Yeah, mr. Mayor regarding the land use portion of your announcement I'll just open some more details on that and are you talking about suspending you were citywide? No, no, we're not. No, we're not we're going to be very specific and as a judge stated as it gets laid out She will be very specific on what we need just to do with this deal with this crisis Thank you. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks Mr. Mayor on solitary confinement or punitive segregation the speaker has indicated that this is This is going to pass it has widespread support in the council Uh Maybe see what happened last week with a bit of a confrontation outside on the steps Where are you on this concept of punitive segregation in it? And if this when this bill passes, what will be your reaction to it? Oh, first of all, I'm glad that you said solitary confinement punitive segregation because people tend to Keep reporting that I'm in support of solitary confinement and by you Saying both is clears up. Uh, I believe in People who are violent and dangerous should be removed from population. That's what we do on the streets You slash someone on the streets on the street. You don't Allow them to stay among innocent people over 80 of the people who are Attacked by those in punitive segregation over 80 percent are other inmates. They're just trying to serve their time And they are assaulted by a small number of inmates if this bill Passes based on what I've read I'm going to do an evaluation and if need be use the power of veto To to stop it. We've had a lot of conversations with council people anyone that's sort of hearing Would have to ask themselves Of what is what are we talking about here? And you know that the the discussion of Before you put someone in punitive segregation Give them a trial to determine if they did they act but you want to leave them in a dangerous environment This just doesn't make sense. It just doesn't make sense That we will put correction offices in harm's way And civilians who work on the island and other inmates And so I just think the council should really think through this bill Before they make that decision and we have been speaking with council of council people and I believe the conversations are going fairly well You all have heard me say over and over again If there's one thing that keeps me up at night is that the supreme court decision Around the gun laws we we did our job here in the state and passed laws that will protect everyday new yorkers Of the governor and attorney general They are going to appeal the decision of my understanding. I think uh, who has you smiling? So you see you texting somebody back they say every guy actually So we we we we we believe it should be appeal It is the it is the wrong thing to do. We need to isolate areas where people can't carry guns It's just irresponsible to say new york is different from many other locations It's too densely populated and we need to be treated accordingly Is commissioner jenkins involved in the response to this humanitarian crisis? And if so, why was he not here today? And why did he not testify? Yeah, no, he is uh, he's he's he's um going through a family crisis right now And uh, he would have been here, but um, he's dealing with a personal family crisis That's the question from my colleague in the shaft the man that was stabbed by a random attacker in a Bronx subway station died um Wondering what's your reaction to that and also this is one in a series of several high-profile Odd attacks of course has been tourists What's the reaction done with the message to new yorkers about what you're doing on crime, especially as we near the end of the year Yeah, and I don't know the specific details last night the police commissioner updated me and the chief of patrol Updated me on the situation and our hearts goes out to the family members. Nothing is worse than a random attack It's just really undermines your feeling of safety of the We're digging into exactly what happened It it's a but a bizarre sense of Scenario that played out and we're looking into it of And let's be clear what's happening on the streets with some of these cases that you looked at them. It's mental health attached to it Last legislative cycle I called for, you know, really putting teeth in kindre's law I think the lawmakers have to really look at that To give approval for others to determine that if a person cannot take care of themselves How do we handle that? You see it every day those of us who are out in the streets You see people are really in conditions that they can't handle themselves and we can't have this revolving Uh hospital system where you go in you get medication and you put right back out until you do something that's violent There must be a better fix to that a doctor for sign Is going to be bringing together experts in this area We brought on board some experts in this administration Because we want to zero in on the acts of violence That are coming from those with mental health issues. I I I told the police department to give me a list of the Of last in the last few months a number of issues and attacks and arrests that dealt with people with mental health illness And you know the number is pretty high and it's a real issue. Uh, yes Yes, I am I'm going to uh endorse max Hi, um, so congestion pricing is under attack from every angle including governor murphy who now wants Biden to slow it down Um, and you've said some comments that people, you know, were worried about that you didn't support it fully Um, so are you concerned that all these attacks would sort of Throw it off course the congestion pricing might not actually come to fruition. No, no, I I think that uh, we just got to get it right This is a major infrastructure change in our city And we have to get it right. That's all I I I support the concept of congestion prices I made that clear of when I was in albany and you know, I still do I just want to make sure we get it right and getting stuff right comes with Debate conversations Figuring out making sure that we get it right, you know, we got to make sure that we're not going to hurt other communities as we roll It out. And so I the concept I support it and we just got to get it right. That's the most important thing You've said it yourself that the immigrants come with so many means including health care Unfortunately the delay passed away in one of the shelters Created I'm not sure how we handle that. I know if a person is a victim of a crime Victim services, uh, will step in We will continue to examine how do we help family members who are here and We there are ways we've helped and assisted new yorkers during those times of emergencies of shipping of bodies and a burying burial course We've known to do that and we continue to examine that and so I can't give you a specific answer Based on that scenario, but we will continue to show the level of compassion and new yorkers have stepped up Every day new yorkers, uh, we've reached out to many of our partners in government and they've been Partners outside of government and they've been there to help people during these crises Policies that Well, we have a legal and moral responsibility to help those who come here to the city And I don't think it incentivizes people to come here What incentivize them to come here is when the border patrol and those down at the border has a list of new york Washington in chicago and if you go anywhere else you have to pay But if you go to those locations, you can go for free. That's the incentives And we need to stop the incentivizing at the source When they come here, um, I doubt very much that migrants Seekers, uh, when they come here, they know that hey, you could go to new york and you could get to a hurt Or you could go to new york and get a municipal identification card. They don't know that When they come here, we provide them the services. The incentivizing is taking place down at the borders Yes, we've had great conversations with the white house. They understand The emergency The emergency The emergency our What you did today, have you spoken to that figure? Yes. Yes. We did. Yes. We did Any talk about changing the city budget for the government education with influx of kids coming We're doing a lot of E&L services, seasonal teachers and talking about reviewing that budget Now we're gonna remember the the budget is fair student funding So if you have more children coming in And you have a great greater need because you need translation services and other services Then we're going to adjust according to that So you're basically are going to definitely get more money because of the fair student funding per child But we're also going to look at are there greater needs And we're going to make sure that you get the money for those greater needs as well And that is why we have a part of money for emergencies like this So we can make sure that when situations like this come up that we can help those schools that have a greater influx I'm sorry Yes, yes. Yep. Yep. Yep. Thank you How are the meds going to do it? Listen, I have been in her vitory for many years. I think this is the year I mean for some of these we can't get over Atlanta, you know, but uh I'm excited about this year. I think that I put some good energy to the city That Bloomberg talked about how we have never had a champion under the last eight years Year one, I think you got it right