A lot of hot Air
To The Editor:
Re “A.G. keeps after Airbnb to turn over rental records” (news article, May 15):
To the city, Airbnb crows that it is all about the little guy who is just trying to make ends meet, and that Airbnb desperately wants to pay some $21 million in hotel taxes it already owes. To its investors, Airbnb claims to be the largest “hotel” in the world.
Hotels in New York City and New York State follow the law. Airbnb claims it does not have to because it isn’t a hotel!
Having an illegal hotel in a residential building is misery for legitimate tenants. Airbnb and the like are merchants of misery.
Tom Cayler
Cayler is a member, West Side Neighborhood Alliance
Can’t lose with Cude
To The Editor:
Re “Climbing fun, safety were in the cards at playground” (news article, May 15):
Thanks, Villager, for a look at this delightful, well-orchestrated event. What a great idea! No surprise, of course, since Terri Cude (beauteous in blue) has “climbed” to the top of our list of effectual activists.
The enthusiastic participation is yet more proof that the city’s claim that this space is not a park is at the top of the irony heap.
Barbara Glassberg
Watch it, Scoopy!
To The Editor:
Re “New do” (Scoopy’s Notebook, May 15):
First off, you’ve never seen Yetta Kurland in a bowtie? Really? More seriously, can we drop the obsession with Yetta Kurland’s appearance and gender presentation already? It’s a little much at this point.
Paul Newell
Newell is Democratic district leader, 65th Assembly District, Part C
.nyc, slow but steady
To The Editor:
Re “Here we go again” (Scoopy’s Notebook, May 8):
We appreciate the coverage regarding progress on the .nyc rollout. But to correct the record, there were no “aborted tries at selling .nyc” by the city’s Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications, or by any other city entity.
What was announced last week is the latest step in a process that began in 2009, and resulted in the city officially being awarded the .nyc top-level domain last summer by ICANN, the nonprofit organization that manages the Internet’s global domain system.
It’s been a lengthy process to be sure — and that’s by design — but to suggest a stop-and-start approach on the part of the city is inaccurate.
Nick Sbordone
Sbordone is a spokesperson for the Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications
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