http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/technology/new-york-passes-law-airbnb.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/technology/new-york-passes... > '“In typical fas

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/technology/new-york-passes-law-airbnb.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/22/technology/new-york-passes... > '“In typical fashion, Albany back-room dealing rewarded a special interest — the price-gouging hotel industry — and ignored the voices of tens of thousands of New Yorkers,” said Josh Meltzer, head of the company’s New York public policy.' > 'New York City is the company’s largest market in the United States. The city’s hosts generated about $1 billion in revenue last year, and the company took a cut of that amount in fees.' From this article, AirBnB wasted millions of dollars lobbying to go against the will of the people. Amazing. The quote is wrong. New Yorkers value their safety. They don't want transients in their buildings. There are children, there are elderly, there are women. Perhaps AirBnB should have hired someone who lives in a NYC apartment. They would have explained the importance of safety to the AirBnB executives. It seems impossible that executives of AirBnB do not understand that safety in apartment buildings is important. Perhaps their vision is blurred by the fees they make on the $1 billion in annual revenues.