"Crain's New York" : New York City's Airbnb inspectors face daunting odds

They were the first hosts to pay up under the new state law banning advertising for home rentals of less than 30 days. Thus far officials have focused on owners of multiunit building who essentially run illegal hotels by renting out multiple apartments for short stays. But a staggering amount of New York listings remain on the Airbnb site. In the three months since the state's anti-Airbnb bill went into effect, the city has issued fines on 139 listings. The new law took it a step further by making it illegal to advertise short-term rentals through home-sharing sites such as Airbnb.


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Here Are New York City's Most Basic Dog Names

A good pup has now entered your life because all dogs are good dogs. For the second year in a row Max and Bella were easily the most common names for dogs in NYC. Subscribe to Newsweek from $1 per weekRelated: Brad Pitt's Very Good Dog Is the Bes Thing About His GQ InterviewThe city's health department released Friday its most popular dog names—otherwise known as the common, white bread, basic dog names that damn your good pup to a life of constantly whipping its head around when hearing its name called by other owners. Oliver: 428And it's not just New York City, many of the same names appear on the American Kennel Club's top dog name list of 2016, including Charlie, Buddy, Lola and Lucy. Congrats, on top of being a new dog parent, you're also basic.

Experience some of New York City's most iconic spots in virtual reality

For the VR experience, download Inception For the VR experience, download InceptionStep inside the GuggenheimThe Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is beloved by New Yorkers, but it wasn't so popular when it was first built. Time Out New York teamed up with Inception, a creator of immersive VR entertainment, to produce incredible 360-degree videos and tours of some of New York City's most iconic institutions. For the VR experience, download InceptionExplore the secrets of Grand CentralNew York's Grand Central Terminal has got a lot more magic to it than your average train station. You can check out the videos below or on our virtual reality home page, but to get the full VR experience, head over to Inception, download the app and view the video on your VR device at home.