Airbnb rental listings in the five boroughs dropped 80% following a crackdown by New York City, but the effort has only driven hotel prices up while having little impact on improving housing ...

Last year, New York City began enforcing its near-ban on short-term rentals, including Airbnbs. As of June 24, there were just 2,276 legal short-term rentals, according to the city government. City ...

Sept 3 (Reuters) - Airbnb (ABNB.O), opens new tab on Tuesday asked New York City to reconsider regulations on short-term rentals that went into effect in September 2023, citing higher prices for ...

Airbnb dominated the alternative rental space for a time, often becoming synonymous with hotels and/or hostels.

For once, the City Council is on the verge of doing something sane: Relaxing the insane ban on Airbnb in one- and two-family ...

A Brooklyn lawmaker wants to reopen the city’s door to Airbnb — at least partway. Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse introduced a bill last week that would let owners of one- and two-family homes rent ...

A bill that would revive Airbnb in a swath of the city’s housing stock was quietly introduced in the City Council on Friday, months after a similar effort sputtered after encountering pushback from ...

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A fraudster who dubbed himself the “Wolf of Airbnb” was sentenced Monday to four years and three months in prison for scamming New York City landlords. Konrad Bicher, 32, previously admitted to ...