Spending 1.86 billion on hotel capacity while rejecting a far smaller police increase signals clear priorities. Officers cost less per year than the hotel package. Permanent housing would reduce future shelter bills. The current path extends the expensive temporary model.
New Yorkers pay the price either way. Higher hotel spending keeps rooms offline for visitors and drives up tourism costs. Flat police numbers leave neighborhoods with the same coverage they have now.
The numbers show the trade off in plain dollars and cents. No soft language changes the math.
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