Homeless New Yorkers — and now migrants — looking to skip town are getting a free ticket-to-ride out of the Big Apple .
The city Department of Homeless Services has inked a new $250,000 contract with booking agent Alpha International Travel Corp ., to relocate some of the nearly 100,000 homeless shelter residents across the US. Migrants looking to leave New York City will also be accommodated, as part of a revamp of DHS’ Travel Assistance program.
“This program will also now help with the relocation of new arrivals,” a spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams said. “Streamlining these operations will allow us to continue closing more emergency shelters and help migrants leave our system to take the next step on their journey.”
The new ticket-to-ride contract is illustrative of just how much City Hall continues to grapple with a persistent homelessness problem , despite the migrant crisis subsiding…