New York pays US$2mil for empty hotel rooms

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New York pays US$2mil for empty hotel rooms - The Star

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A contractor hired by New York City to provide shelter for thousands of migrants over the past two years improperly billed the city for vacant hotel rooms, security guards and other unnecessary services, according to an audit.

The Adams administration has opened more than 200 emergency shelters in hotels and other buildings, and spent more than US$4.3bil on services for the approximately 200,000 migrants that have arrived in the last two years.

Despite the audit, DocGo has “received assurances from HPD that we will be paid for our work providing contracted services to meet the needs of this vulnerable population,” Meara said.