It's going to be way harder to be a tourist in NYC

Mon, 09/18/2023 - 05:00

People are booking trips to NYC again, but city officials are enforcing restrictive laws that limit the number of new short-term rentals and hotels.
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New York City is getting serious about its laws on rentals and hotels.
Tourists might have a hard time finding a place to stay in New York City.

New York City has always been a hard place to visit — visitors have to learn to navigate the subway, pay for expensive hotels, and dodge bags of trash on the sidewalk on a hot summer's day.

Average room rates are among the country's highest at $235 a night — and those could get a lot higher with a double whammy of changes over the last couple of years.