New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Yang believes the city should be repurposing more underused hotels as places for homeless New Yorkers to reside.

Unpaid property taxes in New York City are soaring as homeowners struggle and the pandemic recession slashes the rents landlords are collecting from both commercial and residential tenants.

They want to check in — for a vaccine.

The spate of recent changes reaffirms the city’s comeback is on. In the past few days we’ve seen added restaurant capacity, extended closing times, and the return of movies, amusement parks, weddings, and catered events. We’ve also seen COVID positive rates plummet and hospitalizations remain low. A major bump in vaccines is on its way.

ABC7 NY: NYC Hotel Industry Asks The City For

Hotels, parking garages, condos, walk-up apartment buildings – everywhere you look, Brooklyn property owners are behind on paying their property taxes, way above the city average, with no relief in sight.