New York City, facing an unprecedented surge of nearly 200,000 migrants since mid-2022, has spent over $5 billion to manage the crisis, making it the nation’s most affected city as it grapples with the fallout from the ongoing border situation, the Washington Examiner reported.
New York’s Humanitarian Crisis Response Tracker reported that the city expended $4.8 billion from July to June in the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years. According to a recent New York Post analysis, an additional $112 million has likely been spent since the start of fiscal 2025 on July 1, bringing the total expenditures to over $5 billion.
In 2024 alone, New York spent $3.43 billion — more than double the $1.45 billion spent in 2023. The bulk of the spending, nearly $2 billion, was allocated to housing, rent, and initial outfitting costs.
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