Big money meets powerful union in pitched battle over hotel regulation. An up-to-$20 million lobbying push against a hotel bill is facing one of the city’s most influential labor organizations.

Although the Hotel Association of New York City, which represents larger hotels, had previously given the bill its blessing earlier this month, HANYC approached the union HTC again last week to ...

NEW YORK CITY — Hotel industry leaders are pushing back on a revised bill that will impose more regulations, calling it "unnecessary" and a burden that could affect the city's economy. The ...

The battle over the bill has revealed differences between the current and former leadership of the Hotel and Gaming Trades Council union. Peter Ward, the former HTC President, and Neal Kwatra, its ...

After a backlash from New York City hotels, Council member Julie Menin revised her bill mandating they get licenses. But they gave it another bad review. Menin amended the bill last week to ...

A new bill aims to crack down on safety and sanitation at New York City hotels by requiring hotel operators to obtain licenses. But the industry assailed it as a back-door attempt at unionization.

The Safe Hotels Act, a bill introduced by City Council Member Julie Menin in mid-July, has caused an uproar among hotel owners, who say its labor requirements and proposed licensing process will ...