New York City says there’s no money, yet @ZohranKMamdani just signed a $1.86 BILLION no bid contract to house people in hotels.
That’s about $330 per night per room, nearly $10,000 per month or $120,000 per year.
Meanwhile taxes keep rising and services are cut. Many being… pic.twitter.com/cezGTixb6j
— Joseph Hernandez (@hernandezforny) March 14, 2026
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.