An Anti-Airbnb Activist Rented Her House on Airbnb

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( FRIDAY, MAY 27 upstate [An Anti-Airbnb Activist Rented Her House on Airbnb]( And the city collectively lost its mind. Photo: Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images Carole Osterink often gets tips from her neighbors in Hudson — that a couch has been abandoned on a broken-down bridge or that a Chinese restaurant on Warren Street has closed. These tips help comprise her [blog](, The Gossips of Rivertown, on which she covers everything from school-board elections to lost dogs in diligent detail. But in January, something particularly juicy came in. There was a new Hudson Airbnb listing: a Union Street three-bedroom going for $200 per night. The description was conventional: The place had a “country kitchen, a record player, and a comfy sectional sofa.” What was interesting, Osterink wrote in a [post](, was “that the apartment is located in a house owned by former First Ward alder Rebecca Wolff, the great critic of gentrification and tourism, an advocate for affordable housing, and the architect of the law restricting short-term rentals in Hudson.” “Appalling,” someone commented. Another: “Honestly, I don’t know how Rebecca Wolff will be able to hold her head up while walking down Warren Street after this.” [Continue reading »]( Want more on city life, real estate, and design? [Subscribe now](for unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [The Pro-Gun, Anti-Door Party After Uvalde, Republicans turn to a bizarre talking point about school safety.]( By Alissa Walker [The Strange Case of the Mayor, a Bishop, and the Alleged Q Train Shooter Fraudulent car loans are also tangentially involved.]( By Clio Chang [The Best Tattoo Artists in New York Technically accurate bats, fake freckles, and the best spot for same-day appointments.]( By Alice Markham-Cantor [The Look Book Goes to the Brooklyn Mirage At the season opening of the East Williamsburg venue, ravers braved heavy winds and rain to dance under a new 200-foot-wide video screen.]( By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( Introducing Dinner Party, a lively new evening newsletter about everything that just happened. [Sign up]( to get it every weeknight. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=curbed) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2022, All rights reserved