NYC Mayor Adams Restricts Bus Arrivals in Effort to Slow Migrant Surge Amid City’s Crisis

Amid a "significant increase" of buses transporting migrants to New York City, Mayor Eric Adams will now require 32 hours' notice before charter companies can drop off those passengers.

Adams issued an executive order on Wednesday that requires "improved coordination from charter bus companies transporting new migrant arrivals into New York City, ensuring the safety and well-being of both migrants and city staff receiving them."

"Effective today, chartered buses bringing migrants into the city — many of which have been and continue to be sent by the State of Texas — will be required to provide 32 hours’ notice before arriving in New York City and information on the population they are transporting, as well as be required to drop passengers off at a designated location in Manhattan only during specified hours," a new release says.

Under the order, buses can drop off passengers between 8:30 a.m. and noon, Monday through Friday, at a designated loading zone on West 41st Street between 8th and 9th Avenues in Manhattan, unless otherwise approved.

Violations are punishable by a $500 fine for individuals and up to $2,000 for corporations, as well as three months in jail, per the order.

“New York City has begun to see another surge of migrants arriving, and we expect this to intensify over the coming days as a result of Texas Governor Abbott’s cruel and inhumane politics,” Adams said in the release.