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>To solve this, New York City (basically) banned Airbnb's and home ownership is now famously more accessible in the City?

I don't know about home ownership - but not having random strangers in the building at random hours of the day/night is a definite improvement.

>the regulation cartel..I mean Hotel Lobby has spiked pricing

Does supply/demand pricing not apply to hotel rooms?

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>I don't know about home ownership - but not having random strangers I

I mean, this is just garden variety NIMBY-ism. Having a quiet farmhouse in the middle of midtown would also be a definite improvement just for you, but you're choosing to live in the most economically productive center in the world, and there are practical tradeoffs for that.

No, we just want to get to know our neighbors. Not live next door to a rotating party house

Or you can get to know me! Visiting from another city. New friends are good! <2% of most cities are Airbnb's, they by no means preclude having permanent neighbors.

And parties are banned on the platform, I know because I had enforcement against me for even having my sister's family over when Airbnb's were legal in New York City.

Air BNB guests are a net drain on my neighborhood. You do not add anything to the community. I can't ask you for a cup of sugar. You're a party of strangers who I'll never see again. I'm not on vacation trying to introduce myself to the locals, I'm catching up with my neighbors. Your tourist dollars would flow to my city just fine if you stayed in a hotel.

Hey man no offense but I would much prefer to know someone for 365 days than for 2. That’s awesome you want to visit, stay in a hotel and maybe I’ll run into you at some event in my city but I don’t need you staying in what should be permanent housing.

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