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Bunch of garbage. Enabling tourists to stay in different neighborhoods doesn't grow the economy, it just shifts where some of the money is spent from midtown to
by cylinder 13y ago
Bunch of garbage. Enabling tourists to stay in different neighborhoods doesn't grow the economy, it just shifts where some of the money is spent from midtown to downtown.
- fennecfoxen 13y agoOr from midtown to Williamsburg. Actually, I stayed in an AirBnB room for something like $20 a night in east Williamsburg while looking for a long-term apartment. It was cheaper than staying with a friend in White Plains and commuting on Metro-North every day. Not tourism $$, but darned useful to people moving to a new city.
- pkfrank 13y agoWithout arguing the motivations of this "third party" study, you ignore the fact that it finds: - People stayed longer and spent more - Money ended up in individuals' hands, instead of a hotel megacorp chain - Much was outside Manhattan (a distinction from your claim of "midtown to downtown")
- dfc 13y agoWithout access to the report it seems that any discussion is difficult. I think the only thing you can say is that OP is "ignoring the fact that metro.us reported HR&A's claims to have made the following findings:"