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Inside Mayor Adams’ migrant debit card boondoggle — no-bid bank will hand out thousands to border crossers

Editor's note: After this column was published, the city's Housing Preservation & Development, which didn't respond to questions for days, contacted The Post. The department's main defense is that it claims the $53 million contract includes not just Mobility Capital fees but also money given to migrants. The column has been updated to reflect HPD's comments, although the contract itself includes fee provisions for more than $150 million in expenditures (far more than HPD claims to have spent).

It takes money to make money.

Unusually for a mayor, Adams didn't publicize the story himself, and his administration has failed to correct some public misunderstandings about the matter for nearly a month.

One misconception is that the program will allow the city to hand out only $50 million to migrants.

No wonder the mayor is reticent.

The debit card program, if you read the actual contract, has the potential to become a multibillion-dollar Bermuda Triangle of all-purpose, untraceable cash disappearances.

It gives immigrants up to $10, 000 in tax money each, with no ID checks, no restrictions, no fraud controls. (HPD later provided the Post with the actual amount, saying a family of four would get $15, 000 a year.)

Why give out debit cards?

When The Post exposed the mayor's debit card program earlier this month, the mayor's office touted it as a money-saving program to solve the problem of immigrants staying in hotels not getting all their meals.

Adams' administration will begin handing out prepaid debit cards to immigrant families. ZUMAPRESS. com / MEGA

DocGo, the city's no-bid "emergency" contractor that provides immigrants with three meals a day, wastes up to 5, 000 meals a day, wasting $7. 2 million a year.

Some food may be inedible, expired, or spoiled, while others may not meet the dietary needs of immigrants.

It is not that difficult to provide competent, large-scale meals with options that meet specific needs, such as halal, kosher, vegan, and gluten-free options.

For example, city inspectors can refuse payment for meals that are objectively inedible, such as those with visibly moldy or expired labels.

Solving the old boondoggle with a new boondoggle

Where did City Hall find MoCaFi?

The only clue is the adverse comment that Adams launched earlier this month, calling Mocafi a minority company.

How much city cash will MoCaFi give out — and how much will MoCaFi be paid?

However, only one company considering the HPD: New Ar c-based mobility capital finance, and Harlem has an office.

Mocafi was founded by Ware Corexum, a manager of the JP Morgan Chase. He destroyed Michael Brown's death in Ferguson in 2014, providing services to people who do not have a bank account, and thought that they would like to reduce the gap between races' rich and poor. It is said that it has come.

How did the HPD choose mobility capital? "Mocafi was introduced to the HPD by the city hall."

What kind of experience did Mocafi have this complex initiative?

How much does mobility capital make this contract?

On February 9, 2024, immigrants outside the Roosevelt Hotel shelter. Helaine Saidman

there is no. As HPD kindly described in the "List of Past/ Related Emergency Contracts", Mocafi is a "new provider of emergency services for HPD."

According to HPD, Mocafi's only urban experience is a small support for the city's participating budget program.

MOCAFI's nationwide achievements are sold for minorities as prepaid thir d-party debit cards and bank accounts.

The only clue is the adverse comment that Adams launched earlier this month, calling Mocafi a minority company.

Don’t Switch! Why Mathematicians’ Answer to the Monty Hall Problem is Wrong

A year ago, the Adams administration was already excited to find something for Mocafi. However, the Adams municipal administration solved the problem by establishing a new "emergency" trader without a bid instead of providing food that can be eaten by an "emergency" company without the existing bid.

1. Introduction

As a qualified trader to provide this complex financial service, what trader did the city's Housing Conservation and Development considered for this contract?

However, only one company considering the HPD: New Ar c-based mobility capital finance, and Harlem has an office.

Mocafi was founded by Ware Koxm, a manager of the JP Morgan Chase. He destroyed Michael Brown's death in Ferguson in 2014, providing services to people who do not have a bank account, and thought that they would like to reduce the gap between races' rich and poor. It is said that it has come.
How did the HPD choose mobility capital? "Mocafi was introduced on the HPD by the city hall."
What kind of experience did Mocafi have this complex initiative?

How much does mobility capital make this contract?

On February 9, 2024, immigrants outside the Roosevelt Hotel shelter. Helaine Saidman

there is no. As HPD kindly described in the "List of Past/ Related Emergency Contracts", Mocafi is a "new provider of emergency services for HPD."

2. A brief history of the Monty Hall problem

According to HPD, MOCAFI's only urban experience is a small support for the city's participating budget program.

MOCAFI's nationwide achievements are sold for minorities as a prepaid thir d-party debit card and bank account "platform".

3. The mathematics of the Monty Hall problem

The only clue is the adverse comment that Adams launched earlier this month, calling Mocafi a minority company.

A year ago, the Adams administration was already excited to find something for Mocafi.

Last year, the director of the New York City Mayor's "Fund for the Advancement of New York City" (a slush fund run by anonymous private donors) raised the concept of "a future partnership between the Mayor's Office... and MoCaFi... on a universal basic income project" at one of the fund's board meetings.

Coaxam seems to be part of the mayor's orbit, providing quotes for official City Hall press releases praising the creation of Adams' new "Office of Engagement."

Since making the immigration deal with MoCaFi, Adams has been content to forgive the public misconception that the program is small and intensive, with 500 immigrant families receiving debit cards with about $1, 000 a month at the Roosevelt Hotel to buy necessities at grocery and convenience stores.

As the mayor responded to a reporter's question in February, "It's a pilot project for 500 people."

It's easy to conclude that -- and the mayor has not denied the idea to anyone -- that it is.

4. The assumptions

It's not. The cost of paying 500 households $1, 000 a month for a year -- a long enough time for a pilot -- would be $6 million.

The city could have written and signed a contract for that amount, one that would allow for a well-defined way of implementing a pilot program and judging its results, at such a well-defined cost.
Migrants arrive at a shelter at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, February 3, 2024. AFP via Getty Images
This is not the contract the city made at all.
As the contract documents clearly state, during the one-year contract period, "in exchange for (MoCaFi's) performance of ... services, the City shall pay the Contractor ... an aggregate amount not to exceed $53 million, subject to the scope and rates of services."
This "scope of services" does not include the money that migrants actually receive on their debit cards.

The city funds and thus puts money on the cards.

The Monty Hall issue is a math problem that decorates one aspect of national news. Now, everyone knows or knows the answer, but if you look at this problem realistically, you can see that the standard mathematician's answer is wrong. Of course, mathematics is correct, but its prerequisites are unrealistic. In fact, it is not clear whether this problem can be properly dealt with using standard tools in probability theory, and this questions what is the probability and how to teach the probability.

The problem of Monty Hall was talked about in 1990 when Craig F. Whitaker in Colombia, Maryland asked Marilyn Boss Savin. When you choose the number one door, the moderator who knows what is behind other doors opens another door, for example, No. 3. And the host tells you. "Do you choose No. 2 door? Is it more advantageous to take the switch?

Voss Savin was serialized in a column called "ASK Marilyn" in the popular magazine "Parade" and answered readers' questions. According to Guinness Book, she was the world's highest IQ woman at the time.
Voss Savin said in a column on September 9, 1990, and said that it should be converted to Witaker, and if it turns, the winning rate will be doubled. As a result, it was a storm of criticism and abuse, many of which were from mathematicians:
Before trying to answer this kind of problem again, we recommend that you get and reference standard textbooks on probability (Charles Reed, Dr. Florida University).

It's a big mistake! ... This country has enough mathematica l-free culture and does not need to spread the world's best IQ anymore. shame on you! (Scott Smith, Dr. Florida University)

You made a mistake, but look at the positive side. If everyone with a Ph. D. was wrong, this country would have been difficult. " (Everett Harman (Dr. U. S. Army Research Institute) < SPAN> Monty Hall is a math problem that decorates one aspect of nationwide news. Now everyone knows or knows the answer. However, if you look at this problem, you can see that the mathematics are wrong, of course. It is not clear whether this problem can be properly dealt with using standard tools, and this is a question about what is probability and how to teach the probability.

Voss Savin was serialized in a column called "ASK Marilyn" in the popular magazine "Parade" and answered readers' questions. According to Guinness Book, she was the world's highest IQ woman at the time.

Voss Savin said in a column on September 9, 1990, and said that it should be converted to Witaker, and if it turns, the winning rate will be doubled. As a result, it was a storm of criticism and abuse, many of which were from mathematicians:

Before trying to answer this kind of problem again, we recommend that you get and reference standard textbooks on probability (Charles Reed, Dr. Florida University).

It's a big mistake! ... This country has enough mathematica l-free culture and does not need to spread the world's best IQ anymore. shame on you! (Scott Smith, Dr. Florida University)

You made a mistake, but look at the positive side. If everyone with a Ph. D. was wrong, this country would have been difficult. " (The Monti Hall issue of the Everetto Herman (Dr. U. S. Army Research Institute) is a math issue that has been decorated with national news. Now I think that everyone knows or knows the answer If you look at this problem, you can see that the mathematics are wrong, but the prerequisites are actually unrealistic. It is not clear whether this problem can be dealt with using a typical tool, and this is a question about what the probability is and how to teach the probability.

The issue of Monty Hall was talked about in 1990 when Craig F. Whitaker in Colombia, Maryland asked Marilyn Boss Savin. If you choose the number one door, the moderator who knows what is behind other doors will open another door, for example, No. 3. And the host tells you. "Do you choose No. 2 door? Is it more advantageous to take the switch?

5. The Three Prisoners problem

Voss Savin said in a column dated September 9, 1990, and said that it should be converted, and if it turned, the winning rate would be doubled. As a result, it was a storm of criticism and abuse, many of which were from mathematicians:

Before trying to answer this kind of problem again, we recommend that you get and reference standard textbooks on probability (Charles Reed, Dr. Florida University).

It's a big mistake! ... This country has enough mathematica l-free culture and does not need to spread the world's best IQ anymore. shame on you! (Scott Smith, Dr. Florida University)

You made a mistake, but look at the positive side. If everyone with a Ph. D. was wrong, this country would have been difficult. " (Everet Harman (Doctor of the United States Army Research Institute)

She expanded on the issue in another article on December 2, which drew further criticism and abuse. Vos Savant claims that she has received 10, 000 letters in response to her article, including nearly 1, 000 from PhDs. Of the letters from the public, 92% disagree with my answer, and of the letters from universities, 65% disagree with my answer. Overall, 9 out of 10 readers completely disagree with my answer. In a third article on February 17, 1991, she further elaborated on her reasons and suggested that she conduct demonstration experiments in school classes. These were conducted, supporting her view that the switch would increase her odds, and most of her correspondents now agree with her. On Sunday, July 21, 1991, John Tierney wrote a front-page article in The New York Times in her favor:

America seems to be in serious trouble! In Boss Savant's original paper, there were complaints that she had not specified sufficiently all the assumptions underlying her answer, which constituted a subtle extension of the original question. Also, her argument was not mathematically rigorous. She accepted these points, but argued that it was clear that the respondents were not confused, and that mathematical rigor was not appropriate for what was essentially a light-hearted magazine column. We will return to the issue of such assumptions later.

Monty Hall, born Maurice Halperin (1921), was a Canadian television personality and the host of the American television game show Let's Make a Deal in the 1960s and 1970s. In the show, Monty offered contestants various types of challenges, one of which was supposedly based on the Monty Hall problem, although the game never actually appeared on the show. However, the idea behind the Monty Hall problem was not new. The "Box Paradox"[1], published by Joseph Bertrand in 1889, was based on a similar idea, and the "Three Prisoners" problem[2], published by Martin Gardner in 1959, was mathematically equivalent to it. She expanded on the issue in another article, dated December 2, which drew further criticism and abuse. Vos Savant claims that she has received 10, 000 letters about her article, including nearly 1, 000 from PhD students. Of the letters from members of the public, 92% disagree with my answer, and of the letters from universities, 65% disagree with my answer. Overall, 9 out of 10 readers completely disagree with my answer. In a third article, dated February 17, 1991, she elaborated on her reasons and suggested conducting a demonstration experiment in school classes. These were implemented, supporting her view that switching would increase the odds of winning, and most of her correspondents now agree with her. On Sunday, July 21, 1991, John Tierney wrote a front-page article in The New York Times in her favor:

…

America seems to be in serious trouble!

The complaint was that Boss Savant's original paper did not specify fully all the assumptions underlying her answer, which constituted a subtle extension of the original question. Also, her argument was not mathematically rigorous. She accepted these points, but maintained that it was clear that the respondents were not confused, and that mathematical rigor was not appropriate for what was essentially a light-hearted magazine column. We will return to the issue of such assumptions later.

Monty Hall, born Maurice Halperin (b. 1921), was a Canadian television personality and the host of the American television game show Let's Make a Deal in the 1960s and 1970s. In the show, Monty offers contestants various types of challenges, one of which is said to be based on the Monty Hall problem, although the game never actually appeared on the show. However, the idea behind the Monty Hall problem was not new. The "Box Paradox"[1], published by Joseph Bertrand in 1889, was based on a similar idea, and the "Three Prisoners" problem[2], published by Martin Gardner in 1959, was mathematically equivalent to it. She expanded on the issue in another article on December 2, which drew further criticism and abuse. Vos Savant claims that she received 10, 000 letters about her article, including nearly 1, 000 from PhD students. Of the letters from members of the public, 92% disagree with my answer, and of the letters from universities, 65% disagree with my answer. Overall, 9 out of 10 readers completely disagree with my answer. In a third article, dated February 17, 1991, she elaborated on her reasons and suggested that empirical experiments be carried out in school classes. These were carried out, supporting her view that the switch would improve the odds of winning, and most of her correspondents now agreed with her. On Sunday, July 21, 1991, John Tierney wrote a front-page article in The New York Times in her favor:

America Looks Like It's in Serious Trouble!

The complaint was that in Boss Savant's original article, all the assumptions underlying her answer were not fully specified, which constituted a subtle extension of the original question. Also, her argument was not mathematically rigorous. She accepted these points, but maintained that it was clear that the respondent was not confused, and that mathematical rigor was not appropriate for what was essentially a light-hearted magazine column. We shall return to the problem of such assumptions later. Monty Hall, born Maurice Halperin (1921), was a Canadian television personality and the host of the American television game show Let's Make a Deal in the 1960s and 1970s. In the show, Monty would provide contestants with various types of challenges, one of which was supposedly based on the Monty Hall problem, although no such game actually appeared on the show. However, the idea behind the Monty Hall problem was not new. Joseph Bertrand's 1889 "Box Paradox"[1] was based on a similar idea, and Martin Gardner's 1959 "Three Prisoners" problem[2] was mathematically equivalent to it.

In 1975, a letter without a goat was introduced in a letter addressed to American Statistician by Professor Steve Celvin of the University of California. This letter introduces Monty Hall (but written as Monte) and Let's Make a Deal. Like Boss Savin, Celvin received a letter saying that his solution was incorrect, and in the second half of the same year, he expanded his original solution. He specifically stated: Benjamin King pointed out the serious assumptions on the Monty Hall's actions needed to solve the problem. [4] It was in this second letter that the name "Monty Hall issue" was first ranked. The goat origin seems to be in Witaker.

There are many ways to solve the Monty Hall problem mathematically. Here are some of the Bays of Bayes, which teaches you how to calculate some conditional probability. Bayes' theorem is sometimes called the "probability of the cause", but if a certain result can occur in a variety of methods ("cause"), the probability of the cause is in light of the results. This is because it will tell you whether it can occur. It can be relatively easy to guide from the basic laws and definitions of probability theory, and although there is no problem mathematically at all, using this theorem can result in an intuitive result.

This is the general form of Bayes' theorem:

Is the result we have, and TheE is a group of exclusive events, including all possible "causes." Bayes' theorem has the advantage of not only giving the correct answer, but also clarifying assumptions.

Bayes' theorem can handle the Monty Hall problem very easily. Suppose there is an event that the car is behind the door and "Monty shows a goat behind the door." Suppose you choose a door 1 and Monty shows a goat behind the door 3. What we need to know is the conditional probability, the probability that the car shows a goat behind the door 3, the probability of the car is behind the door he chose.

Assuming that Monty always opens the door according to Bayes' theorem, you will not open the door you choose, do not show a car (that is, this is the only possibility to consider): < SPAN> 1975 In a letter by Professor Steve Celvin of the University of California to American Statistician, a modern version without a goat was introduced. This letter introduces Monty Hall (but written as Monte) and Let's Make a Deal. Like Boss Savin, Celvin received a letter saying that his solution was incorrect, and in the second half of the same year, he expanded his original solution. He specifically stated: Benjamin King pointed out the serious assumptions on the Monty Hall's actions needed to solve the problem. [4] It was in this second letter that the name "Monty Hall issue" was first ranked. The goat origin seems to be in Witaker.

There are many ways to solve the Monty Hall problem mathematically. Here are some of the Bays of Bayes, which teaches you how to calculate some conditional probability. Bayes' theorem is sometimes called the "probability of the cause", but if a certain result can occur in a variety of methods ("cause"), the probability of the cause is in light of the results. This is because it will tell you whether it can occur. It can be relatively easy to guide from the basic laws and definitions of probability theory, and although there is no problem mathematically at all, using this theorem can result in an intuitive result.

This is the general form of Bayes' theorem:

6. To switch or not to switch

Clive Rix University of Leicester

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According to Bayes' theorem, assuming that Monty always opens the door, you will not open the door you choose, do not show the car (that is, this is the only possibility to consider): 1975, California. A modern version without a goat was introduced in a letter addressed by a university Professor Steve Celvin to American Statistician. This letter introduces Monty Hall (but written as Monte) and Let's Make a Deal. Like Boss Savin, Celvin received a letter saying that his solution was incorrect, and in the second half of the same year, he expanded his original solution. He specifically stated: Benjamin King pointed out the serious assumptions on the Monty Hall's actions needed to solve the problem. [4] It was in this second letter that the name "Monty Hall issue" was first ranked. The goat origin seems to be in Witaker.

Notes

There are many ways to solve the Monty Hall problem mathematically. Here are some of the Bays of Bayes, which teaches you how to calculate some conditional probability. Bayes' theorem is sometimes called the "probability of the cause", but if a certain result can occur in a variety of methods ("cause"), the probability of the cause is in light of the results. This is because it will tell you whether it can occur. It can be relatively easy to guide from the basic laws and definitions of probability theory, and although there is no problem mathematically at all, using this theorem can result in an intuitive result.
This is the general form of Bayes' theorem:
Is the result we have, and TheE is a group of exclusive events, including all possible "causes." Bayes' theorem has the advantage of not only giving the correct answer, but also clarifying assumptions.
Bayes' theorem can handle the Monty Hall problem very easily. Suppose there is an event that the car is behind the door and "Monty shows a goat behind the door." Suppose you choose a door 1 and Monty shows a goat behind the door 3. What we need to know is the conditional probability, the probability that the car shows a goat behind the door 3, the probability of the car is behind the door he chose.

References

Assuming that Monty always opens the door according to the Bayes's theorem, you will not open the door you choose, do not show the car (that is, this is the only possibility to consider):
If we assume that the car is initially equally likely to be behind any door, since 's' and 's' are not independent, what are the conditional probabilities? Let's start with: Now, door 1 is hiding a car, so doors 2 and 3 are both hiding goats. What if? Now, our door (door 1) is hiding a goat, and door 2 is hiding a car, so Monty never shows his car, so he has no choice but to open it, so. Similarly. Plugging these numbers in:
And so the probability that the original door hides a car is. The car is not behind door 3, so the probability that it is behind door 2 is. So we switch.
The math is correct, so it looks like switching doubles the chances, but only if certain assumptions hold. As the italicized words above show, there are actually some assumptions:

Monty always opens the door.

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Don’t Switch! Why Mathematicians’ Answer to the Monty Hall Problem is Wrong

1. Introduction

2. A brief history of the Monty Hall problem

3. The mathematics of the Monty Hall problem

4. The assumptions

5. The Three Prisoners problem

6. To switch or not to switch

Clive Rix University of Leicester

About the author

Notes

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