A move to set up a licensing system for New York City's hotels is being met with strong opposition from groups representing hotel owners.
NEW YORK – A move to set up a licensing system for New York City 's hotels is being met with strong opposition from groups representing hotel owners.Councilwoman Julie Menin has introduced the 'Safe Hotels Act,' which will require every New York City hotel to be licensed through the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.
'The data shows that the crime rates are significantly up in and around hotels, and that is why the five district attorneys of New York, the New York Attorney General Tish James and the police union have all come out in favor of this bill,' she said.Menin said similar licensing already exists for hotels in Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles.
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