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Posted on 03/06/2026 4:15:22 PM PST by Libloather
New York City doesn’t have enough hotel rooms for hordes of visitors coming to this summer’s FIFA World Cup and should suspend the current restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms, business leaders told Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin on Friday.
Groups including the Partnership for New York City and chambers of commerce for all five boroughs say the city must pause its short-term rental laws from June 1 to July 31 so more people can stay in the Big Apple during the games — along with celebrations for the country’s 250th anniversary and Fleet Week.
The groups said throngs of visitors expected to come for the special events won’t be able to land bookings at the city’s roughly 135,000 hotel rooms, where “occupancy already hovers near 97%.”
“Without additional capacity, hotel prices will surge beyond the reach of working families, spending will leak to New Jersey and the suburbs, and neighborhoods hosting events across the outer boroughs — where only 20% of hotel rooms are located — will see visitors but capture none of the overnight economic impact,” states a letter the business groups wrote the elected.
“New York will project to the world that it cannot manage the logistics of hospitality at the very moment it is hosting the planet’s biggest stage.”
The mayor’s office did not comment on the letter but said the administration will meet with business leaders next week to hear out their concerns ahead of the World Cup.
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That story seems suspicious. The AirBnB case manager would be involved. AirBnB could compensate the owner and then go after the renter for it.
Your friend may have tried a side deal, circumventing AirBnB (likely at the request of the con artists), and then got jammed up. Your friend couldn't then have the con artists trespassed because he wouldn't have the confirmation from AirBnB.
It’s okay. The invaders from India who are already here, or come down from Kanada, can defecate in the streets like they do at home.
> Your friend may have tried a side deal… <
Wait a minute. Are you saying that I hang around with dishonest people?
In all seriousness, I never considered what you suggested. You well might be right.
The first game played at Giants / Jets Stadium is Brazil - Morocco. If the Brazilian women are coming to watch I’m all in!
Second game there is France - Senegal. That will be a stinker!
I’m sure there’s plenty of rooms. I just don’t see the visiting Eurosnobs staying anywhere except 5-star.
The warmth of collective ownership, you know.
Dont Somali day cares have room?
The World Cup is just a few months away and they haven’t sorted all this out.
Muzzie Mamdani will set up a tent city for the fans. It will go over well! :ROFL:
Time to introduce AirDMV — FIFA fans staying and sleeping in backseats of parked cars in the 5 fNYC boroughs.
It’s a stupid game anyway. Real football is American Football!
Unintended consequences, anyone? Pass the popcorn.
You must have ridden in a NYC taxi.
Drop a few truck-loads of corrugated sheet metal on the streets.
Huts just like home...
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