Crain’s New York Business: Hotels hit highest occupancy of the year
Last week the city’s hotels hosted the highest number of visitors since the start of the year, perhaps evidence that 2022 will shepherd in a tourism recovery.
The Real Deal: NYC hotels still slogging through slow months
New York City’s hotel industry ticked back up in February after this winter’s slow season hit properties harder than usual.
Norwood News: Adams Holds Gun Violence Roundtable with DAs, Receives Written Support from 200 Business Leaders
The offices of New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, and Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon released the following joint statement after a meeting on Tuesday at City Hall, to discuss gun violence.
Gothamist: To Some, They’re An Outrage — But Homeless New Yorkers Relieved To See Hotels Converted To Shelters
Robert Feliciano’s life began to unravel after he was diagnosed with cancer, leaving him jobless and homeless.
Harlem World Magazine: Mayor Adams, Releases Open Letter Showing Broad Support For His Efforts To Make NY Safer And A More Just City
The Adams administration today released an open letter from over 200 business, civic, and labor leaders from Harlem to Hollis.
The Real Deal: Hotels launch ad campaign after omicron sinks occupancy
With occupancy back down to 42.5 percent, the city’s hotel owners launched a web and TV campaign Monday to tug at the hearts and minds of elected officials.
Crain’s New York Business: City’s property values are up despite pandemic—and so are taxes
The total market value of all of the property in the city has been appraised at a whopping $1.4 trillion for fiscal year 2023, an 8.2% increase from the previous fiscal year and a 2.1% increase from fiscal 2021, before the pandemic, according to the city’s Department of Finance.
Crain’s New York Business: Op-ed: City’s hotel industry is unfairly targeted
Once the U.S. epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic, New York—and its tourism industry—was on the rebound until the omicron variant arrived. Now the city’s recovering tourism and hospitality sectors are again in jeopardy, as travelers change their plans.