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    Airbnb Opposition Makes for Strange Bedfellows

    Commentary  •  Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal
    Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal

    Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal

    There are some things you can always count on here in New York: alternate side of the street parking, the subways always running (except when they’re not, like late nights and weekends), the Yankees making the playoffs (except when the Mets do) and landlords and tenants being diametrically opposed. Like Superman and Kryptonite, oil and water, landlords and tenants have always had one thing in common – a mutual distrust of one another.

    That is until now. For the first time in my memory, landlords and tenants are on the same side, working together, its mass hysteria. Or perhaps, it’s completely reasonable.

    What, you may ask, has brought these sworn enemies together? That answer is simple: Airbnb. Airbnb is the world’s largest online home sharing platform, allowing individuals to rent out their homes to strangers on a short-term basis. (more…)

    Tags : Airbnb, Assembly Member Linda B. Rosenthal
    Date: 03/09/2016
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    HDC Defends NYC Landmark Preservation

    Commentary  •  Simeon Bankoff
    Simeon Bankoff, Executive Director of the Historic Districts Council.

    Simeon Bankoff, Executive Director of the Historic Districts Council.

    Last week CityLand published a Guest Commentary from Steven Spinola, President of REBNY.  Simeon Bankoff, Executive Director of the Historic Districts Council submitted this commentary in response. 

    In his recent editorial in CityLand, Steven Spinola, the longtime President of the Real Estate Board of New York, suggested a number of ways which the Landmarks Law needs to be reformed to adhere to its “spirit.”  This is a curious statement that warrants further examination.  In  Section 25-301(b) of the Administrative Code, the purpose of the law is clearly set out to protect and preserve the historic buildings and neighborhoods of New York City in order to stabilize and improve property values, foster civic pride, enhance tourism, strengthen the City’s economy and generally promote the use of landmarks for the education, pleasure and welfare of the public. (more…)

    Tags : Historic Districts Council, Simeon Bankoff
    Date: 12/19/2013
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