Eric Adams says comment about migrants being ‘excellent swimmers’ based on past conversations with them

Talking about the city’s shortage of lifeguards, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said migrants could fill the openings because they are “excellent swimmers.” He later noted that his comment was based on past conversations with migrants.

Adams was asked about the city’s lifeguard shortage at his weekly news conference on Tuesday. He wondered aloud, asking if the city could quickly hire migrants for jobs that needed to be filled.

“How do we have a large body of people that are...