> they will have to rent out at least 2BR apartments
Or they stay with a friend, a significant other, a cheaper apartment outside the city, their parent's house, etc.
Unless the apartment owner is responsible and insured, this is why it is illegal in New York.
What wasn't trivial was the damage. Thousands of dollars to electronics, desks, furnishings, etc.
AirBNB should be ashamed of themselves for pursuing profits at any costs.
It's one thing to rent your house out in the middle of nowhere. It's another to rent it to eurotrash and let them destroy your building.