Mayor Eric Adams administration has inked a $275 million contract with the Hotel Association of New York City to house at least 5,000 migrants as waves of asylum seekers continue to land in the cit…
to house at least 5,000 migrants as waves of asylum seekers continue to land in the city from the southern border, The Post has learned.
The group represents nearly 300 city hotels with 80,000 rooms. Hotels also contracted with the city to house thousands of homeless New Yorkers during theHotel Association president Vijay Dandapani said Friday up to 55 mostly smaller hotels will house the migrants.Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has inked a $275 million contract with the Hotel Association of NYC to shelter thousands of arriving migrants.Adams greeting people outside the Bronx Muslim Center on White Plains Road.
One source called the contract a “win-win” for hotels that have high vacancy rates and for unionize workers who get paid without worrying if tourists come.The Hotel Wolcott on West 31st Street in Manhattan currently houses migrants.In addition, the city entered into a separate $9.88 million contract with Community Mediation Services Inc. to provide a “sanctuary facility” for migrant families at 599 Utica Ave. in Brooklyn.
City Budget Director Jacques Jiha said the city had already spent $366 million to aid migrants since last year.Migrant families last week wait outside the Stewart Hotel on Seventh Avenue, which was full.During a press conference Thursday, city Budget Director Jacques Jiha said the city had already spent $366 million to aid migrants since last year.
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