NYC Is Building Hotels Again. It May Not Be Enough

A Sixth Avenue lot just off Times Square has been home to a magazine building and a pop-up shopping court, and outlasted its owner’s decision to abandon plans for a luxury hotel there.

Last month, construction signs on its plywood fence announced what’s next: a 41-story hotel, due in 2029.

It’s one of the last hotel projects to win approval before the city made new ones far harder to build.

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