NYC drops troubled migrant contractor DocGo, but concerns remain, comptroller says
City Comptroller Brad Lander on Wednesday applauded the Adams administration’s decision to wind down relations with controversial migrant shelter service provider DocGo, but said an interim replacement for the vendor is no bargain.
Abigail Rush, a spokesperson for DocGo, emphasized that the company would continue to work with New York City government on other contracts, including providing medical services and case management to new migrants. The comptroller and other officials say the city needs to open up more migrant-related contracts for competitive bidding, rather than relying on expensive no-bid emergency deals. In the meantime, Lander said he granted the mayor’s request to temporarily extend DocGo’s contract to work in upstate facilities until the end of the year. The move provides time to wind down DocGo's operations upstate and transition to working with local nonprofits.
“We are constantly working to find new ways to better serve those in our care and manage this crisis in a financially responsible way,” Varlack said in a statement.
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