Key facts
- BHRAGS Home Care received $200 million in city contracts.
- The contracts are for homeless shelter operations.
- The nonprofit's leaders were indicted on bribery and corruption charges two months prior.
- One contract is for $136 million for homeless adult shelter facilities.
The Mamdani administration has awarded a troubled Brooklyn-based nonprofit, BHRAGS Home Care, approximately $200 million in city contracts for homeless shelter operations. This decision was confirmed two months after the leaders of the nonprofit were indicted on charges of bribery and corruption. At least two new contracts have been secured by BHRAGS Home Care, with one specifically valued at $136 million designated for shelter facilities catering to homeless adults.