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NYC retains #1 ranking as world’s foremost economic center
Despite shifting economies, the Partnership for New York City and PricewaterhouseCoopers have ranked New York City the economic capital of the world for the fourth of the four years they have collaborated on this joint study.
City Hall sponsoring living wage study
The New York City government is reportedly sponsoring a study to examine the feasibility of applying living wage standards for developments that receive public subsidies.
Barnett plans massive new skyscraper for hotel and apartments
As reported in the New York TImes, real estate developer Gary Barnett is seeking to build the tallest residential skyscraper in New York City. The developer hopes to include a new Hyatt hotel as part of the building.
NYC unions and Comptroller John Liu pressure banks over foreclosures
As reported in the New York Times and The Nation, the Hotel Trades Council is joining New York City Comptroller John Liu and several other major unions in pressuring large banks to do more to help homeowners threatened with foreclosure.
“Expand local casinos, create jobs: Union says gaming benefits several sectors of economy” – Daily News
In an op-ed for the Daily News, HTC President Rich Maroko advocates in favor of expanding table game licenses Downstate. As New York recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, we demand that our legislators look out for working people and protect good, union jobs like those at Resorts World New York City and Empire City Casino. Read more...
Hotel Workers Walkathon Raises Cash for City Harvest
Many hungry New Yorkers—and hurricane victims in Puerto Rico—will benefit because of the caring effort of hundreds of New York City hotel industry employees on Sunday, October 1.
Tavern in the red: famed eatery forced to sell the silver
Lacking a license and loaded with debt, Tavern on the Green, the glittery New York City eatery, went dark after a final champagne-drenched fete on New Year's Eve.
NY Takes Steps to Bring Table Games to NYC
New York Governor Kathy Hochul is advocating to speed up table games licenses for three casinos in the New York City region as part of her 2022 budget proposal. The move could potentially provide thousands of new job opportunities for laid-off hotel workers in the City. Read more...
NYC tourism reaches new high in 2010
According to reports in the New York Times, Crain's New York, and NYC.gov, a record 48.7 million people visited New York City this past year, with the result that 2010 was also a record-breaking year for the number of hotel rooms sold. The continued flow of tourists into the city boosted the state's economy by $31 billion and also increased the number of those employed in the hospitality industry to its largest number ever.
Signs of recovery in the hotel industry
According to these articles from Reuters and Hospitality Hotel and Travel News, at the New York University Hospitality Conference on June 8, 2010, hotel industry experts reported that the hospitality industry is recovering from the recession more quickly than expected, particularly in New York City.
