Crain’s New York Business: Tourism picks up, but hotels are still in trouble
Just over a year after city tourism came to a screeching halt, hotels are filling up—at least the ones that are still open.
Crain’s New York Business: OPINION: City’s affordable housing crisis needs big new ideas
A proposal expected to be included in the state’s executive budget later this week to allow the conversion of unused office and hotel space for residential purposes has been met with skepticism by some.
NY1 News: More Families Are Traveling for Spring Break, But Hotels Aren’t Seeing a Rebound
Family pictures of one of their last trips to see her sister in Florida seem a lifetime ago to Melissa Stahl and her daughter Emma.
Politico: New York Playbook Newsletter: Marijuana legalized — Cuomo got $4m book deal offer — State budget is late
Politico: New York Playbook Newsletter: Marijuana legalized — Cuomo
Gothamist: NYC Hotels Expect More Guests As State Lifts Quarantine For Domestic Travelers
New York City’s battered hotel industry hopes more visitors will return starting April 1st, when domestic travelers no longer have to quarantine after entering New York from another state or territory.
WCBS880: Hotel industry optimistic as NY lifts mandatory quarantine for domestic travelers
Domestic travelers coming into New York are no longer required to quarantine and that has the city’s hotel industry feeling optimistic.
The New York Times: For New York City, Glimmers of Hope and Signs of Revival
Yankee Stadium welcomed fans on Thursday, and some high-end hotels are opening their doors. But a widespread rebound from Covid-19 could take years.
Politico: Where we are now: New York City after a year in the grip of pandemic
By the end of March last year, New York City had been transformed from a teeming metropolis with a booming economy, to a city gripped by pandemic and in economic free fall.