An influential hotel workers’ union is flexing its power at a key moment in the city’s recovery, affecting major projects from casinos to homeless shelters. Source: New York Times
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NYC Moves Migrants From a Tent to a Hotel as Cold Weather Arrives
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
The city is dismantling an emergency shelter on Randalls Island, so dozens of homeless men moved on Monday, headed for a Manhattan hotel. Source: New York Times
At 13, She Fled the Nazis. At 95, She Runs a Storied Bohemian Hotel.
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2022
Dylan Thomas stayed there. So did Bob Dylan. And Rita Paul, its doyenne, welcomed them all. Source: New York Times
For the Very Rich, $3,200 a Night is a ‘Prototypical’ New York Experience
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2022
Life in a hotel for the $30,000-a-day crowd. Also, ex-Gov. Cuomo continues his campaign against harassment charges. Source: New York Times
Stanley Turkel, Manager and Avid Historian of Hotels, Dies at 96
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2022
A hotelier, a history maven and a New York civic activist, he chronicled hotels in extraordinary detail both in books and on a blog. Source: New York Times
Aman Resorts Brings Serenity to Midtown Manhattan. Will It Work?
By Gotham Rex on August 23, 2022
Vladislav Doronin, the chief executive of Aman Resorts, aims to bring the brand’s understated exclusivity and serenity — qualities that were forged in remote locations — to Manhattan. Will it work? Source: New York Times
Catskills Hotel That Inspired ‘Dirty Dancing’ Suffers Devastating Fire
By Gotham Rex on August 17, 2022
The Grossinger’s Catskill Resort Hotel had served as a vibrant summertime getaway for generations. But in recent decades, it had been abandoned. Source: New York Times
Montauk, the Development Boom and Entrenched Family Businesses
By Gotham Rex on August 12, 2022
In Montauk, millennials are taking over their parents’ restaurants, hotels and shops to preserve a bit of tradition. Source: New York Times
Airbnb Operator Sued by New York City in Fight Over Short-Term Rentals
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2022
A building near the East River in Manhattan was the site of one of the biggest illegal rental operations in the city in the past year, a lawsuit said. Source: New York Times
Did This High-Rise Get an Architect’s Seal of Approval?
By Gotham Rex on June 13, 2022
A retired architect lent his license to approve plans for a Hudson Yards building. But he says he never actually reviewed them. Source: New York Times
Tourism Begins to Revive in New York, but Not Among Chinese
By Gotham Rex on March 30, 2022
Chinese tourists are still barred from traveling abroad. But city officials forecast a 70 percent increase in tourism in 2022, including 8 million visitors from abroad. Source: New York Times
From ‘Illegal’ Hotel to Housing for the Homeless on Upper West Side
By Gotham Rex on March 28, 2022
The Manhattan building used to attract tourists. But New York City officials hope its transformation is a road map for the city’s future. Source: New York Times
Albany Story: Drinks to Go, the Pandemic and Lobbyists
By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2022
Takeout drinks were legalized early in the pandemic, but only temporarily. Lobbyists for liquor stores headed off a move to make them permanent. Source: New York Times
Omicron Surge Strains New York’s Stock of Hotel Rooms for Quarantine
By Gotham Rex on December 31, 2021
People are waiting for rooms for days. At a homeless shelter in Brooklyn, 11 women with Covid were crammed into a single room. Source: New York Times
Is the Chance to Turn Hotels Into Affordable Housing Slipping Away?
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2021
As many of the city’s hotels sat empty during the pandemic and homelessness continued to rise, some saw an opportunity to solve both problems. So what happened? Source: New York Times