Harlem Patch – Congressman Rips Airbnb Harlem Tours For Promoting Gentrification

March 23, 2017
HARLEM, NY — Harlem’s Congressman Adriano Espaillat is picking a fight with online rental giant Airbnb following the announcement of the company’s new “Harlem Experience Tours.” Espaillat, in a letter to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, accuses the company of “exotifying our community for corporate profit.” “Airbnb’s ‘Harlem Experiences’ platform sounds like it was tailor made to promote the rapid gentrification of our community,” Espaillat said in the letter…
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