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New York State Bill s6873: Effects on New York City Vacation Rentals |
On July 23rd, 2010, then-governor of New York, David Patterson, signed into law a bill that would restrict the ability of property owners to sublet their units to vacationers for stays of under thirty days. The intent of this bill was to discourage property owners from forcing their residential tenants to move out in order to gain additional vacation rental properties, which bring in more income than residential rental properties. In the days
leading up to the bill being signed into law, however, a New York City citizens group attempted to bring attention to the issue in an attempt to have the bill vetoed by the governor. While they ultimately failed to have have the bill overturned, they brought enough attention to the issue for the erstwhile New York Governor David Patterson and the current New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg to call for an amendment to bill, delaying it’s effective date until May of 2011.
While the future of vacation rentals in New York City after May, 2011 is vague and uncertain, for the time being there are still ample vacation rentals to be found by the savvy web-user in search of a great bargain. A great place to begin the vacation rental search is AptNewYork.com, where vacation seekers can find apartments in all five boroughs of New York City available for short-term rentals and sublets. While AptNewYork.com offers apartments in all five boroughs, the bulk of their listings are in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Whether your a looking for a one bedroom apartment for yourself in Soho, or a three bedroom roommate share in Brooklyn, you can find it on AptNewYork.com.
This decision by the New York State government is not unprecedented, as the French government has recently begun enforcing a similar law in Paris, and was made with the best intentions and with the citizens of New York City in mind. Nevertheless, the end of an era is upon us. Act while you still can and take advantage of a vacation rental or short-term holiday sublet now.
~Z. H.
Environmental Vacationers – United Nations’ 9th Forum on Forests in NYC |
Deforestation of forests to be a focus of United Nations in 2011
Environmental vacationers may be interested in the United Nations’ Forum on Forests Meeting that will hold the 9th session at the United Nations headquarters in NYC from from January 24 – February 4.
The NYC-based forum is held to highlight accomplishments in forest conservation around the world, while raising awareness of current threats and making recommendations on how each nation and the United Nations can make positive change.
While NYC would seem an unlikely location to hold a forum on forest conservation, you can imagine how valuable every single tree is to people that live in cities around the world that are quickly losing the valuable green to modern growth.
The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 to be the International year of Forests, which will also serve as the theme for the forum. The theme will hopefully increase global awareness about methods that can be used to improve the health of forests (covering approximately 31% of the world).
For vacationers to NYC and people everywhere, the Forum on Forests is a vital part of the process of developing a sustainable world for the human population. While many NYC vacationers may never know that the forum even occurred, the work that will hopefully be achieved through it, will help bring about positive change to everywhere.
The NYC forum’s primary functions are directed at improving cooperation between countries and the United Nations, sharing and promoting conservation techniques, setting and maintaining goals for regional and international bodies, and to oversee the efforts made by nations.
The forum has tight access restrictions that are generally limited to United Nations members, but vacationers to NYC are encouraged to apply for a observer pass. There is no guarantee of entry for vacationers, but the opportunity to be a witness to a lesser-known but very important event with major implications for international politics and the survival of the human race.
Vacationers to NYC that have a passion for environmental awareness will definitely want to mark this United Nations’ date on their calendar. Even though you may not be able to attend the actual forum in NYC, there will certainly be public events that will be hosted by other environmental vacationers, third-party organizations and local activits. Environmental vacationers will also find many people with common goals as the die-hard environmental will most likely stage events outside of the United Nations’ headquarters in Manhattan.
Whether coming alone or with a group of vacationers to NYC for the Forum on Forests, you should make your accommodation plans ahead of time. Aptnewyork.com offers a large selection of furnished and unfurnished NYC apartments for vacationers and buyers alike.
For NYC vacationers seeking more information and detailed schedules of events for the United Nations’ 9th session of the Forum on Forests, visit the official website here.
-Joe Greek
