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LL18 led to a major hit in visitor spending, especially in the outer boroughs. The overwhelming majority of AirBnB guests are well behaved, good neighbors, creating jobs and providing much needed economic activity outside of Manhattan. news.airbnb.com/wp-content/u...
December 1, 2024 at 6:17 PM
About 22K units were taken off Airbnb in NYC, yet rents increased even more after the STR ban than the year before. news.airbnb.com/wp-content/u...
December 1, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Rents have gone up, so the argument that it would lower rents falls flat.
November 30, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Big windfall for the hotel industry after they successfully lobbied to ban AirBnB in the city. They argued it would bring down rents, but one year in, it’s done no such thing.
November 26, 2024 at 2:35 AM
Harris was running towards the Republican base before her loss (so was Clinton, Obama, Biden). We’ve been a plutocracy all along. Democratic elites are more aligned with the interests of Republican elites than with the working class base.
November 17, 2024 at 2:15 PM