The start of NYC's new short-term rental rules

Also, the 5 winners of the 'Just Brooklyn Prize.' [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.]( [New rule to take effect for NYC's short-term rentals]( [first image]( [Today's newsletter curated by Emily Nadal]( Weather: ☀️ Lest we not forget Labor Day is actually not the end of the summer, and today's weather is proving that with a high of 92 degrees. Welcome back from a three-day weekend this Tuesday morning in New York City where [changes to the city’s short-term rental market are set to take effect today.]( The new law requires landlords to register with the city for rentals of less than 30 days on Airbnb, Vrbo and other similar sites, and violators risk a $5,000 fine, which means thousands of listings will be nullified. That rule change will be really evident in Bed-Stuy, the NYC neighborhood with the highest concentration of listings for entire homes or apartments. [We looked into what it might mean for the community last week.]( Here’s what else you need to know: - Five Brooklyn women were named as recipients of the inaugural “Just Brooklyn Prize,” an honor for [change-makers fighting for racial justice]( that also comes with a $20,000, no-strings-attached award for each. - There are more than 550 community gardens around the city and one photographer [set out to capture the people behind them]( those who saved plots of land from abandonment and built green havens for local community members. - You can learn more about community gardens with our [new series all about them]( which includes this piece about how New Yorkers can join their local community gardens. - School is back in session this week, and the city announced a mandate requiring elementary school students to be locked in their buildings as [part of a new security plan.]( - There are many ways to help out the migrant crisis. Here are some [places to volunteer your time or donate goods.]( - The union representing Staten Island Ferry workers has finally been able to [reach an agreement for a new contract]( with the city after 13 years. With more than a decade of stagnant wages, employees will now see a major pay increase. - A federal judge recently agreed to hear arguments for and against appointing a receiver to oversee Rikers Island, but what would that mean for the jail system? [This is what we were able to dig up about receiverships in jails.]( - More TSA workers were [deployed to JFK Airport over the weekend]( after a summer of long security lines that was caused by a lack of TSA staff. - Eric Ulrich, the former NYC Buildings Commissioner who was charged under a sealed indictment accusing him of corruption-related crimes, [just self-published a children’s book]( called “If Pets Could Vote…” - The NYC Sanitation Department reminded New Yorkers that they can't compost [dead animals and kitty litter.]( - If you must eat the food at a stadium, make sure it’s Citi Field, which was [just ranked as having the best.]( - Two brothers, Shawn and Edwin Rivera, were [arrested and charged]( with allegedly strangling an off-duty police officer and trying to wrestle a gun away after a road rage incident in Queens last week. - A Crown Heights bodega is your usual corner store by day, but by night, [it becomes the setting for an experimental live play.]( - Staten Island may have been all over the news last week for their staunch resistance to a new migrant shelter, but many of the borough’s other locals are [doing their part to help make newcomers feel welcome.]( - As much as we complain about the [never-ending maze]( that is an IKEA showroom, it turns out when they were taken away, we missed them. “The city is sending a clear message to millions of potential visitors who will now have fewer accommodation options when they visit New York City: You are not welcome.” - Theo Yedinsky, Airbnb's global policy director, [ON THE CITY'S NEW SHORT-TERM RENTAL RULES.]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [Brooklyn celebrates J'Ouvert and the West Indian American Day Parade]( Eastern Parkway came alive on Monday for the annual J'Ouvert celebration and its accompanying West Indian American Day Parade. 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