廉价旅馆可能会在纽约卷土重来

廉价旅馆可能会在纽约卷土重来

Backpackers rejoice. There might soon be a cheap bunk bed waiting for you in New York City. After a nearly decadelong ban, a new bill could soon legalize hostels in the city.

背包客们高兴了。纽约市可能很快就会有一张更便宜的双层床等着你。在将近十年的禁令之后，一项新法案可能很快使该市的旅馆合法化。

Councilman Mark Gjonaj and Councilwoman Margaret Chin introduced a bill this week that would give the loud, smelly and student-friendly accommodations their own department and classification in the city, according to the Wall Street Journal.

据《华尔街日报》报道，议员马克·吉纳吉(Mark Gjonaj)和女议员马格丽特·钦(Margaret Chin)本周提出了一项法案，该法案将为喧闹、气味难闻、对学生友好的旅馆，列入自己的部门和城市分类。

The ban on hostels hit the books in 2010 as a change to the city’s multiple-dwelling rules. Over four dozen closed in the wake of the law, The Post reported in 2016. The shuttered hostels rang up an annual revenue of roughly $230 million.

2010年，由于改变了该市的多种居住规则，对旅馆的禁令开始生效。据《邮报》2016年报道，超过40家银行在法律颁布后倒闭。这些关闭的旅馆的年收入约为2.3亿美元。

The ban was meant as a slap at short-term rentals and SROs. And although a few hostels were allowed to continue operating in the city, the overall lack of hostels means that for many tourists, NYC isn’t an affordable option.

这项禁令是对短期租赁和SRO的一个打击。尽管一些旅社被允许在该市继续经营，但总体上旅社的缺乏，意味着对于许多游客来说，纽约不是一个负担得起的选择。

A similar bill failed to make it to vote in 2015, but Gjonaj, who represents sections of the Bronx, hopes that his bill passes.

2015年，一项类似的法案未能通过投票，但代表布朗克斯区的Gjonaj希望他的法案能够通过。

“If you can stay in high-end hotels, thank you for visiting, come back again. But we want to afford opportunities for those with modest means,” Gjonaj told the Journal.

“如果您能入住高档酒店，感谢您的光临，欢迎您再次光临。但我们希望为那些收入不高的人提供机会。”Gjonaj告诉《华尔街日报》。

However, the new bill still faces legislative hurdles. It must survive several rounds of voting before it can be signed into law by the mayor.

然而，新法案仍面临立法障碍。在市长签署成为法律之前，它必须通过几轮投票。