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danthefam t1_iyx87rv wrote

The whole ban airbnb discourse is an argument to class transients, temporary workers, students, and interns as less worthy of housing than "long-term" renters. You say the ridiculous NYC rent is due to landlord greed. By that logic were NYC landlords less greedy in 2020 during covid wfh when prices fell dramatically? Rather, it's based on simple supply and demand.

Instead of trying to limit demand, it's much better public policy to increase supply. That way availabilities will go up, prices will fall, and there is room for everyone. NYC has been going through decades of severe underbuilding as well as public policy that increases the cost of new housing. It's time to reverse that trend then the effect of Airbnb will be insignificant.

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donttouchthirdrail t1_iyxgxgv wrote

A negligible amount of people use Airbnb as housing, it’s almost all tourists who we can and should soak for as much as we can.

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danthefam t1_iyxjzl4 wrote

For a month long stay, how would you implement policy to distinguish between a European backpacker from a recent college grad looking for temp housing? Or from a recently arrived Ukarnian/Venezuelan migrant? The only way out of a housing shortage is to build more housing, not by limiting demand. Temporary housing has always existed but now is just an easy target for nativist rhetoric.

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Arleare13 t1_iyxw2n7 wrote

Airbnbs of a month or more are permitted in NYC. This law prohibits only short-term rentals of less than a month. So it seems like it satisfies your concerns.

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sunpalm t1_iyxxtna wrote

How do you feel about extended stay hotels (like Residence Inns, etc)? Why do we need air bnbs for temporary housing?

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danthefam t1_iyynjaq wrote

I support extended stay hotels as well, but even those were targeted by legislation. Bill de Blasio signed off a de facto ban during his last days in office on new hotels. Airbnb got so popular because visitors felt hotels were not meeting their needs for longer temporary stays in the first place.

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