Before the press conference was even over, word got to Mayor Adams that the county was standing firm against his plan. In a statement, Adams said the county executive is not the leader this state needs, and decried his response as “racist rhetoric.” Rockland County Executive Ed Day said that says more about the mayor than it does about him…
Rockland Congressman Mike Lawler also disputed the mayor’s accusation, calling it his attempt to distract from his own failures …
As of 5:15 this morning, the buses expected to be carrying the migrants from the city to Orangetown had not yet arrived at the hotel, and the sheriff’s department is reportedly monitoring area roadways in case the city does attempt to breach Rockland’s State of Emergency.