HANYC Foundation Scholarship
July 20, 2022The Hotel Association of NYC Foundation would like to congratulate the recipients of the HANYC Foundation Scholarship, Julia Chase, Corey D'Angelo, and Lauren DeSantis. Congratulations to all of you on the end of your senior year and we wish you the best of luck at your respective universities! Read more
Bisnow: Real Estate Players Worry New York’s New Gun Laws Could Be Hard To Enforce
July 15, 2022Bisnow: Real Estate Players Worry New York's New Gun Laws Could Be Hard To Enforce By: Miriam Hall and Ciara Long July 14, 2022 New York state has rolled out new gun legislation, aimed at reinstating restrictions on weapons undone by a Supreme Court ruling last month. And while the laws outline protocols for business owners, city landlords are questioning how they will enforce them, police their buildings and keep workers and tenants safe. The New York legislature passed the new laws on July 1. “Even in normal times, even without guns, it's extremely hard for a property owner or manager to enforce rules,” said Jay Martin, executive director of the Community Housing Improvement Program, a landlord group that represents around 4,000 multifamily owners across the five boroughs. Amid ongoing angst about the city’s crime rates, New York this month passed a suite of new laws laying out property owners' rights and responsibilities when it comes to guns in their buildings and establish Read more
Channel News Asia: [LINK TO VIDEO] New York City looks to hotels to address homelessness and lack of affordable housing
July 15, 2022Channel News Asia: [LINK TO VIDEO] New York City looks to hotels to address homelessness and lack of affordable housing July 13, 2022 11:47 PM Read more
Crain’s New York Business: Developers to convert Stewart Hotel in Chelsea to 625-unit apartment building
July 15, 2022The hotel, located at 371 Seventh Ave. in Chelsea, is owned by Isaac and Eli Chetrit and Ray and Jack Yadidi of the Sioni Group, who purchased it in 2016 for about $213 million, according to property records and the Yadidis. The conversion process will take between 24 and 36 months, and the building will ultimately have about 625 market-rate apartments and 35,000 square feet of amenities like yoga rooms, coworking space and a golf simulator, the Yadidis said. Read more
NYC.gov: Mayor Adams Announces Office of Special Enforcement Lawsuit Against Illegal Short-Term Rental Operation
July 15, 2022NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement (OSE) Executive Director Christian J. Klossner today announced a new lawsuit to shut down an illegal short-term rental operation at a building located in Turtle Bay. According to the lawsuit, defendant Arron Latimer — a licensed real estate broker — as well as building owner Apex Management and managing member Esther Yip used a number of LLCs they control to run a complex and illegal short-term rental operation at 344 East 51st Street utilizing popular online lodging websites, like Airbnb. The suit represents the city's first lawsuit against a short-term rental operation identified using data obtained through the city's law — Local Law 146 of 2018, amended by LL 64 of 2020 — requiring online short-term rental platforms to regularly report data on bookings to the city. Read more
Ammo Land: Nearly All New York City Hotels To Ban Guns
July 8, 2022New York City hotels will ban guns on their property after a deal between the Hotel Association of New York City and the New York Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, AFL-CIO (HTC), was reached. Read more
NY/NJ Hotel & Gaming Workers Union: Union Secures Protections for Hotel, Casino, Club Workers in the Wake of Supreme Court’s Ruling on NY Gun Law
July 8, 2022For over 100 years, New York State had strict gun safety laws that severely limited the number of individuals who are able to carry firearms outside of their homes. This changed on June 23rd, when the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated key parts of the State’s law, opening the door for virtually anyone to now carry a firearm outside of their home in New York and New Jersey. Read more
New York Post: NYC hotels slam door on guns following agreement with organized labor
July 8, 2022New York City hotels are taking a hard line on firearms in response to the controversial US Supreme Court decision striking down century-old state rules on carrying concealed weapons. Read more
New York Post: Manhattan Holiday Inn sells at a huge loss in COVID trend
July 8, 2022The coronavirus pandemic may be ebbing, but the hospitality industry still ain’t doing so hot. Read more
The Hotel Association of NYC Foundation would like to congratulate the recipients of the HANYC Foundation Scholarship, Julia Chase, Corey D’Angelo, and Lauren DeSantis. Congratulations to all of you on
Bisnow: Real Estate Players Worry New York’s New Gun Laws Could Be Hard To Enforce
Bisnow: Real Estate Players Worry New York’s New Gun Laws Could Be Hard To Enforce By: Miriam Hall and Ciara Long July 14, 2022 New York state has rolled
Channel News Asia: [LINK TO VIDEO] New York City looks to hotels to address homelessness and lack of affordable housing July 13, 2022 11:47 PM
The hotel, located at 371 Seventh Ave. in Chelsea, is owned by Isaac and Eli Chetrit and Ray and Jack Yadidi of the Sioni Group, who purchased it in 2016 for about $213 million, according to property records and the Yadidis. The conversion process will take between 24 and 36 months, and the building will ultimately have about 625 market-rate apartments and 35,000 square feet of amenities like yoga rooms, coworking space and a golf simulator, the Yadidis said.

2022 Scholarship Awards Program
We are pleased to announce that the HANYC Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, will be offering three scholarship awards of $10,000 each this year.

Sustainable Hospitality
Our vision is to transform the New York City hotel industry into a recognized champion of sustainable hospitality in the United States and in the World. On this external site we share best practices, innovations and sustainable initiatives.

Human Trafficking Training
Human trafficking is incredibly widespread and our hotels have an important role to play in keeping our community and our hotels safe from this harm. HANYC is now partnering with Businesses Ending Slavery and Trafficking (BEST) to provide FREE human trafficking training for HANYC members and their staff.
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