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Re:Cuomo signs bill prohibiting Airbnb listings in NYC by busterarm on Friday October 21, 2016 @05:08PM (#12764830)
> NYC has an incredible dearth of affordable housing.

I fixed that for you. The thing is, in most cases what is being done with these units was already illegal.

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Re:Cuomo signs bill prohibiting Airbnb listings in NYC by ng12 on Friday October 21, 2016 @05:43PM (#12765138)
You mean Manhattan has a dearth of affordable housing. Nobody's complaining about AirBnB's in Coney Island.
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Re:Cuomo signs bill prohibiting Airbnb listings in NYC by busterarm on Friday October 21, 2016 @05:54PM (#12765220)
Most of Brooklyn, Queens and at least 2/3 of the Bronx has an affordable housing crisis as well.

Picking out the one or two unattractive neighborhoods to live in doesn't really do anyone any good.

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Re:Cuomo signs bill prohibiting Airbnb listings in NYC by ng12 on Friday October 21, 2016 @05:56PM (#12765243)
And you think AirBnB has anything to do with the rental prices in the Bronx or Queens?

I'm just saying I don't really feel bad about a unit in Lower Manhattan somewhere being off the market because it's rented to tourists.

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