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Politico: Gifted and talented scrapped, for now

October 15, 2021

Hotel owners sue NYC over new law requiring severance for workers, Read more

The Real Deal: Hotel conversions race against the clock

October 15, 2021

On a nondescript corner in Brooklyn, sandwiched between on-ramps for the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, a long-vacant hotel formerly run by the Jehovah’s Witnesses is starting a new chapter. Read more

Commercial Observer: We’re Not Gonna Pay: Hotel Owners Sue NYC to Halt Severance Payouts

October 15, 2021

New York’s hotel owners are suing the city to stop a new law mandating pandemic-ravaged hotels to pay a weekly severance for its furloughed employees if they remain closed after the end of the month. Read more

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: Hotel owners sue NYC over new law requiring severance for workers

October 15, 2021

A group of New York City hotel owners is suing the city over a new law requiring them to pay workers severance benefits if they were fired under circumstances related to the pandemic. Read more

Crain’s New York Business: Tourists making a slow return to New York

September 23, 2021

Domestic tourists are returning to New York City in greater numbers despite concerns over the Delta variant and rising COVID cases. The data affirms the city’s vibrancy, even asinternational visitors remain predominantly sidelined. Read more

Crain’s New York Business: City outlines $5.9 billion spending plan for federal Covid recovery funds

September 23, 2021

The city will use nearly a quarter of its $5.9 billion in federal relief funds for public health initiatives to combat the pandemic, increase accessibility to mental health care and support aging New Yorkers, according to a recently released spending plan. Read more

Crain’s New York Business: City leaders: How tourism will recover

September 23, 2021

Crain's recently brought some of the city's leaders together to talk about how hotels, restaurants and other tourism-related businesses will recover from the pandemic. Here's some of what they said. Read more

Bisnow: NYC’s Brutalized Hotel Market Still Facing Slew Of Obstacles

September 23, 2021

Travel restrictions and a slow return to the office are hitting New York's hotel market hard, just as the city reaches what would normally be peak tourist season. Read more

Crain’s New York Business: Meet the Crain’s Hall of Fame honorees

September 23, 2021

Crain’s New York Business: Meet the Crain’s Hall of Fame honorees BY DEBORAH NASON PHOTOGRAPHS BY BUCK ENNIS The five 2021 inductees into the Crain’s New York Hall of Fame are leaders in the truest sense. As the pandemic wrecked havoc on the city’s business community, they struck a balance between running successful enterprises while supporting their employees, serving stakeholders and enriching the broader New York community. Their accomplishments speak for themselves: advocating for children, boosting employment opportunities for Black residents and in one case shepherding a Covid-19 vaccine. As a group, they’ve changed New York City for the better. THIS YEAR’S INDUCTEES are leaders in the truest sense. They have struck a balance between running successful businesses while serving stakeholders and enriching the broader New York City community. They have advocated for children, boosted employment opportunities for Black residents and shepherded a vaccine against Covid-19 Read more

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Politico: Gifted and talented scrapped, for now

Hotel owners sue NYC over new law requiring severance for workers,

October 15, 2021

The Real Deal: Hotel conversions race against the clock

On a nondescript corner in Brooklyn, sandwiched between on-ramps for the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, a long-vacant hotel formerly run by the Jehovah’s Witnesses is starting a new chapter.

October 15, 2021

Commercial Observer: We’re Not Gonna Pay: Hotel Owners Sue NYC to Halt Severance Payouts

October 15, 2021

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS: Hotel owners sue NYC over new law requiring severance for workers

A group of New York City hotel owners is suing the city over a new law requiring them to pay workers severance benefits if they were fired under circumstances related to the pandemic.

October 15, 2021

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