When and how will tourism bounce back in NYC?
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While locals may grumble at tourists, New York City\\u2019s finances depend heavily on the money spent by visitors to the five boroughs each year. Although 2019 saw a record number of visitors, the pandemic brought it down to a fraction of that. Pat Kiernan speaks with NY1 Digital Reporter Anna Lucente Sterling, who visited several of the city\\u2019s hotels and spoke with industry experts about what needs to happen to get tourism to fully bounce back.
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