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NEW YORK -- Another convoy of buses filled with asylum seekers arrived Friday at the Port Authority Bus Terminal and, in an exclusive interview, Mayor Eric Adams said cruise ships could be a potential solution to the housing crisis.
Adams revealed the plan during an interview on CBS2's new political talk show "The Point with Marcia Kramer."
The ships wouldn't be called the "Love Boat" or "Good Ship Lollypop," but the mayor said the city intends to honor its commitment to provide shelter to all who need it and that a boat just might fit the bill.
"We're examining everything, from the legality of using any type of cruise ship for temporary housing. We're looking at everything to see how do we deal with this," said Adams.
"I want to pursue this thing about the cruise ships," replied Kramer. "Is that really a possibility that you might be able to do that?"
"We're looking at that. That was something that the previous administrations, the Bloomberg administration, my understanding is they looked at that during the surge and so we're looking at that as a temporary measure, not as a permanent measure. A permanent measure is get people into housing," said Adams.
The mayor spoke as another convoy of buses filled with asylum seekers arrived from Texas. Four buses had arrived by mid-afternoon Friday. As many as three more were expected by the end of the day.
With 11,600 migrants sent to the city in the past few months, the mayor disclosed that he can't open the shelters and hotels fast enough.
"We have opened 23 emergency shelters. We are predicting with the influx of opening probably 38 additional emergency shelters. So we have to find temporary measures to address this issue," said Adams.
The mayor also said he's working the Biden administration to speed up the process of getting work permits for the asylum seekers so they can start supporting themselves.
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