New York shells out $330 per night per room for hotel shelters while taxes rise and services are cut

Per Grok: The $1.86B 3-year contract is with the Hotel Association of New York City Foundation—not individual hotels. It represents ~300 properties citywide and lets NYC’s Dept of Homeless Services book rooms on an as-needed basis for emergency shelter (mainly homeless families). No specific hotels are named in the deal; usage scales with demand and actual spend is expected below the cap.