"I just want to personally say sorry . . . because this is something that none of us wanted. The federal government did not do its job, and New Yorkers had to do it for them."
"It was extremely challenging to watch," Adams continued, calling the 2,000-bed facility on federal parkland an 'inconvenience.'"
"We should use this as a teaching moment. No city should have to handle a national problem such as immigration," Adams said.
Assemblywoman Jaime Williams, whose district encompasses the shelter site, was less forgiving, blasting Adams as 'shameless' for not closing the facility sooner.
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