Because it is good business.
NYC hotels are set to take in over $1 billion in taxpayer funds to support migrants.
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.
For new readers, I worked in the Hospitality business for 5 years and I am no expert in the in-depth economics of it, but this makes a bunch of sense for hotels to do.
