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New York City is preparing for the worst — extending its contract with local hotels to help house migrants for up to three more years at a staggering added cost of more than $1 billion.
And the revised contract’s projected new total $1.365 billion price tag — nearly five times what the original deal called for — would just pay the rental fees to more than 100 hotels converted into emergency migrant shelters.
NYC now preparing to spend staggering extra $1B on hotels alone to shelter migrants for three more years
“Why are we extending this contract for three years? It sends the message of not wanting to reduce this migrant population,” said Nicole Gelinas.nypost.com