Airbnb Is a Tax on Everyone 

Airbnb Is a Tax on Everyone
▻https://splinternews.com/airbnb-is-a-tax-on-everyone-1825745051

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nowhere in New York City is the effect of this stronger than in Greenpoint and Williamsburg, where “average [monthly] rents increased by $659 between 2009 and 2016, of which $123 can be attributed to AirBNB growth.” That means that the mere existence of Airbnb is costing the average renter in those neighborhoods almost an extra $1500 per year.