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Like many hotels pummeled by the pandemic, the InterContinental Times Square is trying to hang on.

Less than 12 months ago, we celebrated another record year for tourism in New York City, with more than 65 million visitors fueling an industry that had grown during the past decade to become the city’s fourth largest economic sector.

A $400 million Hyatt Regency is set to open early next year at the only casino in New York City, even as the hotel industry struggles through its worst market in recent memory.

The de Blasio administration is preparing to house homeless New Yorkers in hotels for at least another six months, despite the uproar the practice has caused in some neighborhoods.

The contract between the City and the Hotel Association of New York City (HANYC), which has resulted in 139 hotels providing rooms to 10,000 single homeless people, runs out on October 12th. But it will be extended for six months, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) told WSR on Wednesday morning.

Lotte New York Palace has unveiled its Royal Suite Collection, consisting of eight unique suites ranging in size from a 2,500-square-foot, one-bedroom option to a 5,000-square-foot, three-floor penthouse. As part of the unveiling, Lotte New York Palace also introduced four newly renovated suites designed by ForrestPerkins; these include such amenities as Hästens mattresses and Peloton Bikes. 

The owner of an Upper West Side hotel sought access to City Hall through a pair of notorious government insiders six years before inking a deal with Mayor de Blasio to house homeless people during the pandemic, infuriating Upper West Side residents, documents obtained by the Daily News show.