The Department of Homeless Services is seeking a contract with hotels to provide a total of 14,000 rooms to shelter migrants over the next few years.
About 150 hotels are currently sheltering migrants and total spending on migrant services over three years will hit $6.1 billion, according to city data.
“About 150 hotels are currently sheltering migrants and total spending on migrant services over three years will hit $6.1 billion,…”
Our electeds decided to enrich hoteliers rather than invest in our subways. https://t.co/21yMNueque
— Yiatin Chu (@ycinnewyork) November 11, 2024
The city projects that spending on housing for migrants over the past two years and this fiscal year combined will surpass a staggering $2.41billion — much of it on rent paid to hotels in the Big Apple.
