By Sally Goldenberg
NEW YORK | New York's City Council is plotting a crackdown on Airbnb,
the largest home-sharing platform in the world, as the hotel industry
and its unionized workers push lawmakers in some of the nation’s biggest
cities to blunt the $30 billion company’s growth.
New York City's push resembles a legislative effort underway in Los Angeles,
and comes months after San Francisco passed a measure mandating that
hosts of short-term rental platforms register their homes with the city,
leading to a decline in listings. The coastal cities are among Airbnb's largest markets in the United States.
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Source: Politico (via Empire Report New York)
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