UWS hotel settles with city over illegal short-term rentals

For some rent-stabilized tenants living at the Imperial Court Hotel, the hoards of temporary residents streaming through their building had made it feel like a party house. Loud music blared into the night; marijuana and cigarette smoke wafted under doorways and into their homes; rubbish piled up in the hallways, according to court filings. And so, in 2016, a group of five tenants sued the owners of the single-room occupancy hotel at 307 West 79th

source https://therealdeal.com/2020/08/10/uws-hotel-settles-with-city-over-illegal-short-term-rentals/