New York’s grand old Midtown landmark — owned by Pakistan’s national airline — has already pocketed hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars to house migrants. Now, city officials say the same property has fallen behind on millions in unpaid property taxes and water bills, even as talk swirls of a redevelopment deal that could shield it from future taxes altogether.
Pakistan’s state-owned Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown Manhattan owed New York City $13.6 million in overdue property taxes and nearly $1 million in unpaid water bills, after receiving $146.6 million to operate the hotel as a migrant shelter for two years, The Post reported.
