Mayor Eric Adams admits NYC ‘always’ had tax-funded private guards at overburdened migrant sitesBy Bernadette Hogan and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
July 10, 2023
Mayor Eric Adams conceded Monday that the city has “always” used tax-funded private security guards at overburdened Big Apple migrant centers.
The revelation comes one day after The Post revealed that New York City Health + Hospitals issued a request for proposals to hire a private security company to patrol the packed migrant sites — a gig the rep for city peace officers called “volatile” and “dangerous.”
“We’ve always had security at the shelters, always,” Adams said Monday. “You can’t put thousands of people in a shelter. It would be irresponsible not to have security.
“We’re just making sure we have the people,” he said. “Always making sure we have the security that we need.”
City Hall would not immediately identify the firm it has used nor the cost of the contracts — but a spokesman said the price is figured into the $4.3 billion budgeted over two years.
* * *
Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/07/10/eric-adams-admits-nyc-always-had-tax-funded-private-guards-at-overburdened-migrant-sites/