ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state's response to a request from New York City for additional assistance in dealing with the city's migrant crisis illustrates some strain with the ongoing partnership.

Counsel for the office of Gov. Kathy Hochul submitted the letter Tuesday, outlining a number of concerns about coordination, communication and best use of resources. Spectrum News 1 has obtained a copy of the document first reported by The New York Times.

The state acknowledged the significant and growing expense of accommodating the more than 100,000 migrants who have arrived in the city. The attorney said the federal government should be responsible for the costs, but pointed out New York has already secured nearly $1.5 billion to support Mayor Eric Adams' office in housing and providing transitional services to asylum seekers.

According to the letter, the state has already advanced $250 million of those funds, but the city has been slow to submit reimbursement documentation. It also pointed out the continued support has come amid public reporting questioning the practices of the city's primary contractor, DocGo.

The governor's office also criticized the city for failing to fully utilize resources it has made available. The state said it has identified multiple sites that could house more than 3,000 migrants, but the city has not accepted the offer.

Counsel also said it was hesitant to allocate additional state staff to assist until the city fully deploys and integrates the personnel already there. It pointed out it has already deployed more than 1,800 members of the National Guard, but the city has been slow to act on recommendations, including not yet establishing an incident command center to coordinate communication between the city, state and other counties.

The letter is particularly critical of how Adams' office has acted in relocating some of the migrant population to upstate counties. Hundreds of people have arrived over the summer to places like Albany, Monroe and Erie counties.

The governor's office said it has worked to foster a relationship with upstate counties willing to assist, but the city's lack of communication with the state and counties prior to sending busloads of people to the various regions has undermined that effort. It said the city has also failed to inform the state when there have been critical incidents that have happened in the shelters.

Last week, there were two separate alleged incidents in which migrants in Erie County were charged with sexual assault.

"Moving forward, the City should communicate to the State, counties, and localities meaningful notice of all transfers of migrants to other counties and localities before they occur. The City should alert the State, counties, and localities to critical incidents that happen in shelters outside of the City and share with the State clear after-action reports, including corrective action plans, in response to such incidents. In addition, the City should coordinate with counties and localities to ensure that their school districts can support additional children, and that the existing homeless populations in those counties and localities are not displaced because of migrant relocation efforts," attorney Faith E. Gay wrote.

Despite the criticisms, Hochul's office reiterated its commitment to a continued partnership with the Adams' administration both in the letter and in a statement.

“Governor Hochul is grateful to Mayor Adams and his team for their work to address this ongoing humanitarian crisis. Governor Hochul has deployed unprecedented resources to support the City’s efforts and will continue working closely with them to provide aid and support," a spokesperson wrote.

Adams, during a Wednesday event, conceded that residents are angry about the situation. He thanked the governor for her recommendations and said his office plans to address why some of the issues have come about.

"We are really pleased with the relationship we have with this governor. Unlike some of the tension with other administrations, we have, the governor and I, have constantly talked about our coordination," Adams said. "And so if her observation is, ‘here are some things that you can do,’ we're all in."

The mayor said he does not see the letter as indicative that the two administrations are having issues.

The letter can be read in full below: