The hostel where the suspect wanted in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s murder stayed has been inundated with reviews — with some calling workers there “narcs” for cooperating with police.
“Snitches get…one star reviews. Since snitches aren’t covered by my health insurance any more,” one peeved critic wrote on the HI New York City Hostel’s Google page.
The Upper West Side boardinghouse began receiving a barrage of negative responses after police released photos Thursday of the unmasked suspect, seen smiling while apparently “flirting” with a receptionist at the front desk, according to sources.
Sources said the suspect removed his face mask and flashed a wide smile when the receptionist asked to see his face.
He booked a room with a fake ID from New Jersey and paid in cash, according to sources, before chillingly executing Thompson outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown.
One user praised the rooming house for accepting a phony ID — while giving it five stars.
“RIP ceo of insurance company. This hotel has KILLER service! Fake Ids accepted!” the person quipped.
“Great location next to Healthcare conferences!”
In another scathing one-star review, a Google poster accused the staff of snitching on the suspected killer.
What we know about the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
- Brian Thompson, the CEO of insurance giant UnitedHealthcare, was gunned down Wednesday outside a luxury Midtown hotel in a “brazen, targeted attack,” police said.
- The methodical killer used a firearm with a silencer outside the Hilton hotel along Sixth Avenue.
- The gunman fired at Thompson multiple times, striking his back and right calf before fleeing on foot.
- The NYPD released a new photo of the hooded suspect standing in front of the counter at the Starbucks at West 56th Street and 6th Avenue, just minutes from the Hilton hotel where he gunned down Thompson, 50.
- Thompson was named CEO of UnitedHealth in April 2021. He joined the company in 2004. He was one of several senior executives at the company under investigation by the Department of Justice.
- Thompson’s wife, Paulette, said her husband had been getting threats before he was killed.
- The NYPD is investigating a possible message — which appears to include the words “deny,” “depose” and “defend” — engraved on live rounds and shell casings left behind by the masked assassin.
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“Terrible, staff are narcs, no solidarity with their fellow humans struggling to free themselves from an oppressive yoke,” they wrote.
Hostel reps said they are “fully cooperating” with police as the manhunt continues.
“We are fully cooperating with the NYPD and, as this is an active investigation, cannot comment at this time,” Danielle Brumfitt, vice president of Hostelling International USA, told The Post Thursday.
By Friday, the hostel had posted a flyer notifying guests it was working with police.
“You may have noticed the presence of law enforcement and media in the area. Local authorities are currently investigating an incident that occurred several miles from this property in midtown Manhattan on December 4, 2024,” states the notice, adding that “our team is cooperating with the authorities who are handling the matter.”
Additional reporting by Georgett Roberts
