NYC hotels are set to take in over $1 billion in taxpayer funds to support migrants: Report
COLLIN JONES
JULY 07, 2024
Around 80% of housing for NYC migrants comes in the form of motels, hotels, or inns.
The New York Post reported that hotels across New York City are set to take in over a billion dollars in taxpayer funds for converting their buildings into migrant havens. There are 193 migrant shelters currently in use across the city, and 153 of them—or, around 80%—are motels, hotels, or inns.
On average, the city is paying $156 per hotel room for migrants to stay in, according to a May analysis revealed by Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. However, some have suggested that these locations are bringing in more than $300 per night per room since migrants first began flooding into the city in the spring of 2022.
'These locations were meant to boost the economy of this city, but instead they’ve become a net drain and are costing us enormously.'
This has not only driven up the prices of hotel rooms for tourists, but it has also turned the Airbnb market on its head.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/nyc-ho...igrants-report
