NYC Sets Up $2 Million Fund For Ukrainian Immigrants, Refugees: Mayor

NEW YORK, NY — Thousands of Ukrainian refugees expected to seek help in the United States will be welcomed with a $2 million fund in New York City, according to Mayor Eric Adams.

The mayor said Friday that the city has put aside $2 million to help both Ukranian immigrants already in New York City and the thousands more who are expected to flee the country and could land in the Big Apple

"We stand with you. We support you — not only in words, but in deeds," Adams said from the steps of City Hall.

The fund, an addition to the city's existing immigration resources, will help Ukrainians get access to immigration legal assistance, translation services, social services and other resources, Adams said.

More than 3.7 million Ukrainians have fled to neighboring countries since Russia's invasion of teh country, the sixth-largest refugee outflow in the past 60-plus years, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of United Nations data.

Adams said that 100,000 Ukrainians are expected to come to the United States, many of whom might settle in New York City, which already has a large population of Ukrainian immigrants.

"New York City being the home of the Ukrainian community and diaspora, we know many of the [refugees] will be here in New York," Adams said. "Our tradition is always to welcome our brothers and sisters that flee conflict across the globe."