WASHINGTON—After New York Metropolis Councilwoman Julie Menin shared a brand new model of her resort licensing invoice with trade stakeholders, resort trade leaders launched the next statements:
“Whereas we admire the Councilwoman’s willingness to take heed to trade suggestions and work towards extra wise outcomes for New York Metropolis’s resorts, the brand new model of the laws nonetheless comprises language that can trigger vital financial hurt—primarily to small, family-owned resorts and the largely immigrant and minority-owned companies that assist them. There is no such thing as a query that this invoice, if handed, will trigger a lot of New York Metropolis’s small companies to shut and 1000’s of hard-working New Yorkers to lose their jobs. We can not settle for any laws that causes such disparate impacts throughout the trade,” mentioned AHLA Interim President and CEO Kevin Carey.
“The up to date model of Int. 991, if something, particularly targets immigrant and minority-owned companies that assist the 1000’s of resorts New York Metropolis’s tourism financial system must survive. The brand new invoice does nothing to guard our small companies and their households and could have disastrous impacts on our livelihoods. We can not assist this invoice in its present type and look ahead to voicing our opposition on to Councilwoman Menin,” mentioned Mukesh Patel, a New York Metropolis hotelier and a founding member of NYC Minority Resort Affiliation.
“The Asian American Resort House owners Affiliation (AAHOA) has reviewed and opposes the union’s revised model of Int. 991 crafted behind closed doorways. As advocates for minority resort house owners and operators, we assist efforts to reinforce visitor and employee security, together with human trafficking coaching. Nevertheless, this invoice continues to disregard authentic issues of our minority-owned small enterprise members, together with limitations on subcontracted staff and lots of different operational burdens. We urge the Metropolis Council to proceed working with the trade to discover a balanced answer that protects each staff and companies,” mentioned Miraj Patel, chairman of AAHOA.
AHLA will proceed to advocate for a easy licensing invoice, which achieves the protection measures that the proponents of the invoice say are their acknowledged purpose.
