Skift Take
New York City's short-term rental choices will be a shadow of their former selves starting September 5. That's good for neighbors tired or parties and nuisances, but bad for hosts and travelers looking for affordable visits.
New York City's Office of Special Enforcement has approved only 257 short-term rental host registrations — out of 3,250 applications — ahead of a September 5 enforcement deadline.
It has reviewed only 808 applications, or around 25% of the host applications submitted to date, the enforcement office told Skift Monday.
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Update: The latest stats from OSE as of September 4 —
290 registration applications granted 90 denied 516 bounced back to applications to insert or clarify items 3,829 applications received— — —
Citing Inside Airbnb data, The Guardian reported in January that Airbnb had more than 40,000 list