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Robinho999 t1_iv7zg1g wrote

Reply to comment by eterneraki in NYC proposes strict Airbnb registration rules to take effect in January by Eriosyces

airbnb is a cancer on the housing market and the sooner the company is beaten into submission by regulation the better

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George4Mayor86 t1_iv85ves wrote

Airbnb allows housing to be funged into hotel rooms but not the other way around. It has a niche because there is unmet demand for cheap hotels, but also worsens the unmet demand for housing. It doesn’t cause the problem, it reveals it.

Yes, restricting Airbnb is probably a good move in the short term. But the real answer is we need to green light a lot more construction of both housing and hotels.

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fabulousbrownme t1_iv8kbs7 wrote

There's plenty of housing construction going on in NYC. The problem is MOST people CANNOT afford it. No rational unmarried person over 30 wants to have a roommate just so they can afford a roof over their head. Then they step outside and have to deal with mentally unstable homeless people, criminals, tardy, and the smell of urine permeating the air.

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George4Mayor86 t1_iv8kkoy wrote

If the price is still too high, then by defintion there is not enough of it.

If melons are too expensive, the answer is to grow more melons.

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fabulousbrownme t1_iv8m0xs wrote

In theory, yes that makes sense. Realistically, there are entirely too many people here already and people just keep coming here. NYC is full

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George4Mayor86 t1_iv8ojls wrote

No, New York City is not “full.” Parts of Manhattan are arguably “full” to the point where more density could be a bad thing, but there are four other boroughs still made up mostly of sprawl.

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fabulousbrownme t1_iv8vb5s wrote

Trust and believe if my mother wasn't going through ongoing health complications for the past 2 years related to her liver transplant I would have already left and been in NC by now. There are still people in the world who put family first. So your guess would be wrong. You have better odds playing lotto

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GND52 t1_iv9w5si wrote

The amount of new housing has trailed population growth for decades. No, there is not plenty of new housing.

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bottom t1_iva2olz wrote

Lol. What does revel mean?

Exploit ? Make worse ?

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crek42 t1_iv80hx3 wrote

Maybe in some markets but it’s been a huge boon to our local economy which is dependent on tourism dollars. Local towns here really like airbnbs.

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Robinho999 t1_iv82dq1 wrote

let me guess, you're one of these self-styled airbnb hilton wannabes, get a real job!

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crek42 t1_iv8cyqo wrote

Nope just live in a beach community where tourists pay a bunch for taxes and visit our local businesses. It was in NY State’s economic report they put out every year for our county — 40% of our local dollars were spent on tourism and tourism-related activities. We actually have super low property taxes because of the money it brings in. Also I work in tech out of NYC and very much have a real job.

The local government sent surveys via mail about perception of short term rentals before deciding on legislation and the results of that survey are all public. Not sure who would downvote my comment without any additional information.

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TheBeesBestKnees t1_iv9nz7l wrote

What utopia in NY is this beach community with "super low property taxes?"

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