EsKayNYC
EsKayNYC t1_j5udt7o wrote
Reply to comment by slash2213 in Who Invented Paper? A new discovery at a long-neglected site suggests the ancient Egyptians used it more than 2,000 years before the Chinese by ArtOak
Welcome to Reddit. Get used to opinions without people actually reading the post 😂
EsKayNYC t1_j4qu8pc wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Adams signs $275M deal with NYC hotels to house migrants by deathhand
All good points! Again, I’m not an expert on this topic but remember the blight of the last such plan. Hotel occupancy seems to be on a rebound, at least in Manhattan. Major events are mostly back or starting to come back that previously put a strain on affordable hotel options. If the city actually starts enforcing AirBNB regulations, hotel occupancy demand will increase with all the illegal AirBNB housing going back into the long-term rental pool. A double win.
I guess a middle-ground option will be to find hotels and motels in the outskirts of the city and in Long Island and Northern suburbs. There are hotels and motels in greater financial needs there. The state needs to carry its share of the burden which is unfairly put on NYC by other states.
EsKayNYC t1_j4qopzq wrote
It’s back to the 1980s when NYC turned beautiful pre-war hotels into SROs for homeless, destroying blocks and neighborhoods, and killing businesses in the area. Tourism dollars sustain NYC. We specially need tourism now with low office-space occupancy.
The migrant crisis is a real one. They need our help, but not with knee-jerk and short-sighted thinking. I’m not qualified to offer a solution, but seemingly neither is Mr. Mayor.
EsKayNYC t1_j5vlngq wrote
Reply to I think that the term Byzantines is rightly used for adressing the Eastern Roman Empire. by VipsaniusAgrippa25
The 678 CE sacra of Constantine IV to Pope Donus calls monasteries in the east Byzantine. Hence, although they called themselves Romans (Romaioi), Byzantine was understood to be an acceptable term for the eastern empire pretty early on.