REMARKS
Concerns about hotel costs and competition from New Jersey
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer expresses concerns about the high cost of accommodations in New York City and its impact on tourism. She highlights the problem of visitors choosing to stay in New Jersey due to lower costs.
- Brewer emphasizes the importance of considering the cost factor in the hotel industry regulations.
- She expresses her preference for visitors to stay in New York City rather than in neighboring New Jersey.
Gale A. Brewer
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I APPRECIATE THAT AND THE PROBLEM IS, ACCORDING TO, YOU KNOW, MEDIA, No SURPRISE, IT'S EXPENSIVE TO COME TO NEW YORK.
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And and, you know, people see that they can I hate to say it, but some people are staying in Jersey?
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I don't like New Jersey.
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And I don't want them to stay in New Jersey.
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But I want that's a problem because I know a lot of people who are staying in New Jersey and coming into the city because of the cost of our ACOMMODATION.
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SO THAT'S ALSO SOMETHING TO TAKE INTO A CONSIDERATION.
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THANK
