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This Is the True Scale of New York’s Airbnb Apocalypse (www.wired.com)

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This Is the True Scale of New York’s Airbnb Apocalypse::A law meant to crack down on short-term rentals in New York City took effect Tuesday. Thousands have dropped off the map, but there are still hosts offering bookings that may break the law.

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[–] CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

I loved it when it started. I rented a room from an old lady in Tokyo who didn't speak one word of english but she loved that I brought her beer, and a bunch of Matrix looking EDM loving germans in Berlin.

Now it is just a shit and fucking expensive "hotelroom" where you have to pay and outrageous a clean fee up if you fart in the bedsheets