NEW YORK -- A new report says New York City paid a rate of $629 a night to house homeless people at a Manhattan hotel on two days in September.
The report, issued Wednesday by Comptroller Scott Stringer, says the city booked 30 rooms at that rate on Sept. 19 and Sept. 20.
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The mayor's office says Manhattan hotel costs rose on those days because of United Nations meetings.
The report says that over a year, there were 815 bookings at two midtown Manhattan hotels for $400 a night or more.
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It says the average daily rate paid by the city is around $194.
Mayoral spokeswoman Aja Worthy-Davis says the city works to contain costs. She says there's a need for "citywide acceptance" of efforts to expand shelter space.