What does a post-Airbnb Bed-Stuy look like?

Plus, Mayor Adams asks Campaign Finance Board for more time. [View this email in a browser.]( Gothamist relies on your support to make local news available to all. Not yet a member? [Consider donating and join today.]( [These Bed-Stuy blocks lost 80% of their Airbnbs after NYC’s short-term rental crackdown]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter curated by Emily Nadal]( Weather: ☀️ Not a cloud in the sky today with a sunny high of 81 degrees. It’s Friday morning in New York City where the rental market in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn [looks a lot different than it did a year ago.]( The city implemented new policies for short-term rentals last year which led to an 85% drop in Airbnb listings citywide. Those sweeping changes were especially evident in Bed-Stuy which used to be an Airbnb hotbed, with one 24-block section of the neighborhood once boasting the highest concentration of Airbnb listings in the city. The days of renting out a picturesque brownstone on one of those tree-lined Brooklyn blocks for a week while visiting the city may be over, but some apartments still remain on Airbnb, now with 30-day minimums to comply with city laws. Here’s what else is happening: - Mayor Eric Adams’ team is busy cooperating with a federal investigation, so they asked the Campaign Finance Board [for more time]( to respond to questions about their apparent messy recordkeeping. - NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban [announced his resignation]( yesterday amid a federal investigation revealed last week, which has [raised fresh questions]( about whether the mayor is able to manage a growing crisis of confidence in his administration. - Adams appointed Thomas Donlon to replace NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban, a former FBI agent who investigated the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and later led the New York state Office of Homeland Security. [Here’s what else you should know about him.]( - Gov. Kathy Hochul was diagnosed with skin cancer and is [having a minor procedure]( this morning to remove it. - The number of detainees at Rikers Island dropped 45% under Adams, but [overtime costs for correction officers]( have skyrocketed, according to a new report from the city's Independent Budget Office. - The NYPD is cracking down on pedicab drivers [overcharging unsuspecting tourists]( who are roped into paying upwards of $8.99 per minute during a ride. - Jessica Ramos, a progressive state senator from Queens, is [joining the pool of candidates]( vying to replace Adams in next year’s election. - A 37-year-old man escaped Department of Correction custody yesterday [while being treated]( for a leg injury at a Bronx hospital. - This Carroll Gardens funeral home that closed in 2018 after nearly a century in business found [new life as a storefront gym.]( - Veselka, New York City’s beloved Ukrainian eatery, has also found new life at a [new Brooklyn location.]( - City lawmakers came close to passing legislation that would have prevented the NYPD from issuing tickets for jaywalking, but councilmembers [ultimately yanked the bill]( after an internal debate over driver liability. - The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema renamed their newly-renovated Brooklyn City Point location [in honor of Spike Lee.]( - A pair of 63-year-old men were [charged with murder]( in connection with a deadly daylight shooting that took place at Tompkins Square Park in the East Village in July. - A professional trapper was finally able to rescue a Jack Russel Terrier named Monkey who has been [running around the highways]( near Newark Airport for weeks. - The venomous snake owning community is [worried about their optics]( after one of their own ended up in the hospital after “free-handling” an inland taipan. “The short-term rental registration law has been pivotal in protecting the city’s housing stock from illicit activity and keeping New Yorkers safe. It has enhanced the enforceability of decades-old housing laws that many hosts violated and from which online companies handsomely profited.” - Christian Klossner, executive director of the Office of Special Enforcement, [ON THE IMPACT OF NYC'S NEW SHORT-TERM RENTAL LAWS.]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [Southbound BQE to narrow to 1 lane in part of Downtown Brooklyn over next 2 weekends]( While only a short part of the highway will close to traffic, city transportation officials are warning drivers to make alternative travel arrangements. [Utility companies tout ‘green hydrogen’ to meet NY's climate goals. But is it hot air?]( A new report questions the benefits of the energy source praised by Gov. Kathy Hochul. [We Rely On Your Support]( [Little Italy's San Gennaro festival kicks off Thursday: Here's what to know]( The century-old feast honoring Naples' patron saint will have a lot of food, music and traffic. 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