NYCFRAUD.ORGGET ALERTS
INDEPENDENT WATCHDOG — EST. 2026

NYCFRAUD.ORG — NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC INTEGRITY WATCH

Follow the public dollar.

Tracking fraud, waste, and abuse across NYC's shelters, public housing, and taxpayer-funded projects — and connecting you to the officials who answer for it.

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$4.2B
EST. ANNUAL FRAUD & WASTE
IN NYC BUDGET
486
MONITORED SITES
ACROSS 5 BOROUGHS
23
ACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS
TRACKED
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HOW TO GET INVOLVED
01

Contact your city council member.

Find who represents you and demand answers on shelter operator contracts in your district.

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02

File a FOIL request.

NYC agencies must respond. We'll show you how to request shelter inspection records and contract bids.

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03

Attend a public hearing.

Community Board and City Council hearings are open to all. Your voice on the record matters.

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04

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Know something? Secure, anonymous submissions go directly to our investigators.

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RECENT INVESTIGATIONS
5 CASES
28
MAR
2026
HOMELESS SHELTER● ONGOINGCONTRACT: $34M

Bronx shelter operator billed city for 2,400 "ghost" bed-nights over 18 months

Operator: Pacific Management Group LLC

14
MAR
2026
NYCHA● REFERREDCONTRACT: $8.1M

Red Hook Houses elevator contractor paid in full for work never completed

Inspector General referral pending

22
FEB
2026
PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION● ONGOING

Brooklyn schoolyard project three years behind, $12M over budget with no accountability

DDC contract — Elected officials notified: CM Nurse, CM Hudson

9
FEB
2026
CITY CONTRACT● ONGOINGCONTRACT: $2.3M

Queens catering vendor awarded $2.3M contract without competitive bidding process

Emergency designation questioned by comptroller — FOIL filed

30
JAN
2026
NYCHA● REFERREDCONTRACT: $5.7M

Queensbridge boiler repair contract awarded to firm with 14 prior safety violations

DCAS procurement review requested