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Although it is now winding down, Summer 2026 was a whirlwind of activity for HANYC. We didn’t want to miss the opportunity to share how productive the past couple of months were!
HANYC gave nearly 100 interviews to the local, national and international press underscoring the lack of a full recovery of the NYC hotel industry while urging freer issuance of visas for the FIFA World Cup. A sampling of interviews is provided here:
Crain's New YorkThe New York TimesEmpty Rooms and Plunging Prices: World Cup Tourism Is Off to a Slow StartThe New York TimesSoccer, Swifties, Semiquincentennial: Is Summer Tourism Peaking in New York?The New York TimesThe World Cup in New York and New Jersey, by the NumbersThe City ReporterNYC Hotels Missed Promised World Cup Boom, While Sports Bars Cashed InFinancial TimesAirbnb lures fans from US hotels after World Cup marketing pushThe Real DealWorld Cup finals deliver last-minute windfall to NYC hotelsTournament haul wasn’t enough to reverse a sluggish summer, owners sayNYC DOB Commissioner Ahmed Tigani made a presentation to HANYC’s Board of Directors. His stated desire to work with HANYC’s members prompted the formation of a Committee of representatives from hotels to brainstorm on ways to more productively engage with DOB.
HANYC was the exclusive sponsor of the El Diario float at the Bronx Dominican Day Parade. Vijay attended the parade and walked the route, distributing T-shirts along the way. The parade drew Bronx elected officials and thousands of spectators.
HANYC was the presenting sponsor and Vijay was a featured panelist at the Haitian Times Leadership Breakfast at Brooklyn College. The invite-only attendee list was concentrated with elected officials including Assembly Member Phara Souffrant Forrest, Council Member Farrah Louis, Council Member Rita Joseph, Deputy Borough President Kim Council, and other Caribbean business and labor leaders. HANYC subsequently joined with Haitian leaders to strongly urge the federal government to reverse its decision on the revocation of TPS status for Haitian immigrants.
HANYC was one of the three main event sponsors at the Manhattan Dominican Day Parade, with banners on both sides of the La Mega 97.9 float. Vijay walked the route, along with a couple of friends from Freehand New York!
HANYC and New York State Latino Restaurant Association (NYSLRA) joined Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, State Senator Julia Salazar and representatives from the NYC Council for a back-to-school giveaway in Bushwick. The group distributed 200 backpacks and school supplies to kids across the borough as families prepare for the school year.
HANYC and NYSLRA joined Senator Robert Jackson and Council Members Carmen De La Rosa and Amanda Farias for a second back-to-school giveaway, this time in Washington Heights.
Airbnb continues to aggressively pursue its agenda in New York City and attempt to weaken Local Law 18, including its push for a temporary exemption of the city’s STR rules ahead of the World Cup. Rest assured, HANYC will continue to push back on any and all such attempts by Airbnb. For example, HANYC’s placement of this Op Ed written by Tom Cayler:
Read Tom Cayler’s Op-Ed →While the summer is quickly fading away, we wanted to give you a preview of what the rest of the year has in store!