On Thursday morning, one day after the election and after speaking on the phone with President-elect Donald Trump, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that he is not renewing a controversial — and expensive — food voucher program that provided debit cards for migrant asylum seekers.
“As we move towards more competitive contracting for asylum seeker programs, we have chosen not to renew the emergency contract for this pilot program once the one-year term concludes,” Mayor Eric Adams’s Office said in a statement.
The program has reportedly cost the state of New York $3.6 million since March. It provided money cards to 2,600 families with around $350 per week for a family of four to buy food and baby supplies. The program was pitched as a way to save taxpayers money because previous methods produced waste when prepared food was not eaten or was deemed…
