A New York comptroller audit said Bowery Residents' Committee had used funds meant for a homeless shelter for a booze cruise, Wendy's and movie tickets.
states its mission is to help"restore hope and dignity" to people experiencing homelessness by"offering opportunities for health and self-sufficiency."said as of 2019, the BRC had $527 million in homeless service contracts, including a contract to operate the Jack Ryan Residence homeless shelter in Manhattan.
It also found hundreds of thousands of dollars in rent and utility expenses were wrongly attributed to the Jack Ryan Residence contract rather than other BRC programs theThe comptroller's office said the BRC had charged the city $1.4 million in expenses that were not supported or allowed, filing some of the expenses as"staff appreciation.
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