Amidst NYC hotel room shortages, 20% are migrant shelters. Mayor Eric Adams' policies raise rates, enforcing short-term rental laws, as the city faces $10 billion in migrant crisis costs.

There has never been a more expensive hotel in New York City. Unauthorized immigration is one of the causes. Graft in mayoralty is another.

The New York Times examines the current high cost of hotel rooms in New York City.

In late 2022, as thousands of migrants began to arrive in New York City...