"The contract is for emergencies not migrants, and allows capacity to be created as-needed and the budget depends on that need. The city Department of Homeless Services' three-year contract is with the Hotel Association of New York City Foundation, representing nearly 300 of the Big Apple hotels."
"It's bad precedent. It's basically a no-bid contract. This is no longer using hotels for short-term emergencies. If we're going to use hotels for shelter, they should compete against each other for price and not act as a cartel. New York City has among the highest hotel rates in the country."
"The city is still grappling to shelter more than 100,000 people a night - the highest level since the Great Depression of the 1930s, according to the advocacy group Homes for the Homeless. At least 15 people froze to death outside during the winter's cold snap in late January into February."
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration has contracted nearly $1.9 billion with the Hotel Association of New York City Foundation to provide emergency shelter for homeless families over three years. This agreement covers approximately 300 hotels citywide. Despite the migrant crisis subsiding, the city continues sheltering over 100,000 people nightly—the highest level since the Great Depression. The administration recently announced closing Manhattan's largest men's shelter at Bellevue. Critics argue the no-bid contract sets poor precedent, as New York's high hotel rates inflate costs and removing thousands of rooms from the market harms tourism affordability. The contract structure allows capacity creation based on demonstrated need.
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