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August 27, 2019
De Blasio moves to restrict hotel development after receiving campaign contributions from industry union
After receiving an endorsement from the New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council (HTC) for his long-shot presidential campaign in June, Mayor Bill de Blasio has asked the city's planning council to look into the process for implementing a city-wide special permit for hotel development, as Crain's first reported. If adopted, new hotel projects throughout the five boroughs would have to undergo the city's land-use review process, ULURP—something that the HTC has long advocated for.
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