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donttouchthirdrail t1_iyxgxgv wrote

Reply to comment by danthefam in Airbnb likely to lose more than 10K listings in NYC under tight new rules by NecessaryMistake9754

A negligible amount of people use Airbnb as housing, it’s almost all tourists who we can and should soak for as much as we can.

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danthefam t1_iyxjzl4 wrote

For a month long stay, how would you implement policy to distinguish between a European backpacker from a recent college grad looking for temp housing? Or from a recently arrived Ukarnian/Venezuelan migrant? The only way out of a housing shortage is to build more housing, not by limiting demand. Temporary housing has always existed but now is just an easy target for nativist rhetoric.

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Arleare13 t1_iyxw2n7 wrote

Airbnbs of a month or more are permitted in NYC. This law prohibits only short-term rentals of less than a month. So it seems like it satisfies your concerns.

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sunpalm t1_iyxxtna wrote

How do you feel about extended stay hotels (like Residence Inns, etc)? Why do we need air bnbs for temporary housing?

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danthefam t1_iyynjaq wrote

I support extended stay hotels as well, but even those were targeted by legislation. Bill de Blasio signed off a de facto ban during his last days in office on new hotels. Airbnb got so popular because visitors felt hotels were not meeting their needs for longer temporary stays in the first place.

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