Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams, in an apparent attempt to show his empathy for the suffering of the Haitian people, claimed that New Yorkers call their city the “Port-au-Prince of America.”
Common nicknames for New York include: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World, The Center of the Universe, The City That Never Sleeps, The Empire City, The Five Boroughs, and Metropolis (the latter coined from the Superman comic books.)
Adams’ claim elicited guffaws on social media and a Community Note that stated simply, “No one calls New York City the Port-au-Prince of America.”
Sample responses from social media included, “’I’ve lived here my entire life and I’ve never heard anyone say that,” “Who the f*** has ever said that?”, “Two minutes ago you were crying about the strain all the illegal immigrants were putting on your city and blaming Texas,” “Oh yes, can’t go a day without hearing NYC is Port Au Prince of America or that Cincinnati is the Istanbul of the Midwest,” “No one has ever called NYC that until you did just now. Literally no one. Like, ever. Never has anyone ever called it that until this tweet. You, sir, are a terrible and blatant liar,” and “Is it because both are s*** holes? Because then, yes.”
But Adams may have a point with his comparison.
“165,000 Haitians have fled their homes, driven out by gang violence, with nowhere else to go in Port-au-Prince,” a report stated in June 2023. In November 2023, 92,879 homeless people slept each night in New York City’s main municipal shelter system, the Coalition for the Homeless reported.
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