As a New Yorker looking for an apartment I've really come to despise Airbnb. Housing has obviously always been expensive here, but it's reached new heights this

As a New Yorker looking for an apartment I've really come to despise Airbnb. Housing has obviously always been expensive here, but it's reached new heights this year. I'm looking in Brooklyn and not only are the rents higher than I've ever seen them, but it's much more difficult than before to find a bedroom in an existing household (via craigslist, etc). All the while I encounter an increasing number of people, friends, acquaintances, friends of friends, who say they have a bedroom in their apartment that they keep open to rent out to Airbnb guests. I know this is HN and someone is going to say this is just an anecdote, and clearly that's true, but there's no doubt Airbnb is not just competing with hotels, it's also lowering housing availability in desirable neighborhoods, and likely raising prices in an already expensive rental market.