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Largest NYC hotel project since 2002 announced
Marriott International, Inc. announced it and Granite Broadway Development will together develop a new 68-story, 639-room hotel project in Manhattan. The Marriott news release specifies that the hotel-on-top-of-a-hotel will be 752 feet and 9 inches high, making it the tallest structure of its type in New York City.
A “destination hotel” coming to Williamsburg
Noting another marker in the New York City hotel development, the New York Times reports that Williamsburg will soon be getting a "destination hotel." The 64-room Hotel Williamsburg will have both a pool and a rooftop bar and is slated to open as early as March 2011.
Peter Ward named to Cuomo’s transition committee
HTC's President, Peter Ward, was named by Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo to the Committee on Economic Development and Labor, which will advise him during his transition. This committee will lead the effort to recruit and recommend new staff for the New York State agencies involved in job creation and economic growth.
South Bronx to get a brand new hotel
A "brownfield" in the Port Morris section of the South Bronx will be the site of a new 80-90-room hotel, according to an article in the New York Daily News. The now vacant lot is one of six Port Morris brownfield sites, all of which have been recently rezoned and which the South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp. has targeted for redevelopment.
2010 a banner year for new hotels in NYC
According to the Wall Street Journal, a total of 44 new hotels will open this year in the city, the largest number in several decades, with almost 80% in Manhattan alone. New hotel development is just one indication that the city's hotel industry is clearly on the road to economic recovery.
City Council’s new Progressive Caucus includes 9 HTC-backed members
United around housing, economic development, labor, and civil rights issues, 12 members of City Council have formed a new voting bloc they are calling the Progressive Caucus.
Hilton is sued over luxury chain
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. is suing Hilton Hotels Corp. for alleged corporate espionage, accusing Hilton of stealing confidential information in the development of a new luxury Hilton chain.
Penn Station area to be site for new hotel
Crain's New York reported that OTO Development, a hotel company based in Spartanburg, South Carolina, has purchased a parcel of land on West 33rd Street, across from the future site of Moynihan Station, for almost $22 million and plans to build a hotel.
Bidding revs up for right to operate Aqueduct racino
Casino and racino development in New York State is a high-profile issue, as their introduction to the state would generate both significant numbers of jobs and substantial revenue for the state.
How Hotel Workers Got Eligibility and Access to the COVID-19 Vaccine
In early March, our Union secured two major developments related to the COVID-19 vaccine. First, hotel workers became eligible to receive the vaccine in New York and in New Jersey. Second, our Union was able to begin efficiently distributing the vaccine to our New York City members through our own health centers. Read more...
