How a migrant crisis reshapes New York – and Mayor Eric Adams

“Everything about New York gets magnified,” says Joseph Viteritti, public policy professor at New York City’s Hunter College. The situation has unexpectedly turned Mr. Adams into a leading national voice for Democrats on immigration. He could also influence how New Yorkers and other Americans view President Joe Biden’s handling of the record-setting numbers of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. When the former police officer and centrist Democrat ran for mayor in 2021, the largest metropolis in the United States was experiencing problems with crime, homelessness, and lack of affordable housing....