Business leaders see trouble as homeless flock to Manhattan hotels

As the city’s restaurants and shops look to bounce back, they’re contending with some serious quality-of-life issues. Nearly 20 percent of the city’s hotels are providing shelter for homeless New Yorkers. The impact on the surrounding streetscape is hard to miss. “When you’re in the business as long as I’ve been, you get to recognize what somebody on heroin looks like,” explained Dan Biederman, head of three business improvement districts in Midtown. “There are a

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