Residents of Midtown Manhattan have demanded action over New York City’s continuing homelessness crisis that appeared at a political standstill on Thursday night. 

The de Blasio administration is moving to end a policy that housed homeless people in city hotels in an effort to allow operators to reopen their doors to guests once more.

Mark Twain’s famous quip that rumors of his death were greatly exaggerated is as apropos to post-pandemic New York City as it was in the aftermath of the 1970s’ fiscal crisis. As before, the naysayers will surely be proven wrong with many preliminary indicators already demonstrating a forceful comeback in key sectors such as technology and finance.

Only four session days remain at the New York State Capitol for lawmakers to get bills passed this year. One measure that’s being considered would help convert shuttered and rundown hotels into affordable places for people experiencing homelessness to live. It’s called the Housing Our Neighbors with Dignity Act, or HONDA.

The world’s tallest modular-construction hotel was created to rise 26 stories over Manhattan. The guest rooms were built in a Polish factory and arrived fully finished in New York, where they would be stacked in a matter of weeks.

A New York City bill proposing stricter short-term rental regulations drew pushback from Airbnb, which argued the measure could hamper the city’s recovery from the pandemic and said officials should instead focus on requiring booking platforms to collect taxes.

Voting in the New York City mayor’s race is less than two weeks away, and a few candidates are starting to pull in front. Real estate players are breathing a cautious sigh of relief that the Democratic candidates considered moderates — Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Kathryn Garcia and Andrew Yang — are seemingly gaining traction.

Be prepared for a surge in luxury travel. As the holiday weekend proved, people are eager to get back out there and they’re willing to spend more to feel safe and well cared for.