NYC PBA backs bill to better police hotels, which owners call `nuclear bomb’
The union representing New York City police officers has backed a controversial bill that would more strictly regulate hotels, but innkeepers say the measure would devastate the city’s lodging industry. Police Benevolent Association president Patrick Hendry said Bill 991, the Safe Hotels Act, would make it easier to control troubled hotels, working with the Hotel […]
NYC hotels launching $20 million blitz against ‘nuclear bomb’ council bill that could boost room costs
Big Apple hoteliers plan to raise $20 million and launch a new lobbying group to fight a City Council bill they say would devastate the local lodging industry. Organizers told The Post that the New York Hotel Owners Association plans to maintain its $15 million annual budget to continue lobbying and education efforts. “This job-killing […]
New York state to ban small shampoo bottles at hotels
New York state plans to require hotels to ban small bottles of “hospitality care” products like shampoo and lotion. The move comes after the New York State Assembly passed a bill that it hopes will reduce waste. According to the Department of Environmental Conservation’s website, starting Jan. 1, 2025, hotels with more than 50 rooms […]
New York City Hotels Score Big With Taxpayer-Funded Migrant Shelter Deals: REPORT
New York City taxpayers are reportedly set to pay more than $1 billion to house illegal immigrants and asylum seekers who cross the southern border into the United States. Of the 193 shelters being used to house migrants, about 153 are hotels, motels and inns, according to the New York Post. These facilities reportedly house […]
NYC hotels housing migrants get taxpayer funded windfall: Report
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NYC hotels are set to take in over $1 billion in taxpayer funds to support migrants: Report
New York Post report New York City hotels will receive more than $1 billion in tax dollars to convert their buildings into migrant shelters. Of the 193 migrant shelters currently in operation in the city, 153, or about 80 percent, are motels, hotels or inns. A May analysis found that the city is paying an […]
Migrants Are Living in ‘Luxury Hotels’
CLAIM: Former President Donald Trump said migrants released into the US during President Joe Biden’s term are “living in luxury hotels in major American cities.” Verdict: It’s true. Tens of thousands of immigrants continue to stay in New York City hotels, including many luxury establishments, driving up hotel room rates. “He opened the border. We’re […]
Summer kicks off and hotels are understaffed
The majority of hotels across the country are understaffed, according to the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Many tourists This summer’s hotel Staff shortages can have a domino effect of lacking amenities, meaning all the services typically offered may not be available. Amenities range from clean rooms to hotel meals. nevertheless Post-pandemic Although staffing levels […]
121 NYC hotels converted to migrant shelters despite concerns of cost squeeze on tourists
121 New York City hotels have been taken off the market and converted into shelters for migrants. – There are growing concerns that a lack of space and soaring room prices could lead to a decline in tourism. As actual hotel rates have soared to over $300 a night, roughly 16,000 former hotel rooms are […]
Room costs in NYC soar as 1 in 5 hotels converted into shelters for illegal aliens, homeless
Travelers hoping to book a hotel room in New York City this summer might be surprised to find that 20 percent of the city’s hotel rooms have been converted into shelters for illegal immigrants and homeless people, causing the city’s available rooms to dry up and hotel prices to skyrocket. According to a recent report: […]