INTENSE LOCAL CHATTER: LOHUD -- NYC SPENT $833K ON EMPTY ROOMS MEANT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

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AN ISSUE OF INTENSE LOCAL CHATTER: LOHUD -- NYC SPENT $833K ON EMPTY ROOMS MEANT FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

A Rockland County hotel was the focus of fury last year when New York City announced plans to move some of the migrants in its care to upstate hotels, setting off ripples of resistance across New York.  The city's first accommodation option was to be the Armoni Inn & Suites off Route 303 in Orangeburg, which had already made a deal to house asylum seekers and was preparing for their arrival. A court order soon blocked those plans, setting the stage for a legal fight that continues to this day and has prevented the hotel from ever boarding any migrants. MORE AT NYC spent $833K on empty rooms at Rockland hotel meant for asylum seekers, audit finds (msn.com)