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Using AirBNB to Stay in (Frum) Jewish Neighborhoods

MANHATTAN:

Unlike the outer boroughs, Manhattan is a whole other ball game and staying in the Jewish neighborhoods is way easier due to the plethora of options.

In one 15 block segment of the Upper West Side, there were 184 listings (the map below only shows 1 of 11 pages of listings), the majority of which were entire apartments, with a handful of room-only rentals.

The Upper East Side, similarly, has an overabundance of AirBNB listings, the majority of which are full apartment rentals.

To my surprise, there were tons of rentals available in the Jewish area of Washington Heights (locally called Hudson Heights), although not many near YU.

The Lower East Side’s options were plenty, but they represented a mix of room rentals and some full apartment rentals.

NOTE: AirBNB listings in NYC (and some other locations) are illegal if they are operated solely for the purpose of renting out on a short term basis, essentially competing directly with hotels. Those renting out their primary residence temporarily are not violating the law in NY. Because of that (and other reasons), there are not all that many listings in the NYC area (especially in the outer boroughs), let alone in the Jewish areas. 
UES
UES (one of a dozen pages of listings)
LES
LES
Washington Heights / YU side
Washington Heights / YU side
Washington Heights
Washington Heights
UWS
UWS (one of a dozen pages of listings)

About the author

Dani Klein

Dani Klein founded YeahThatsKosher in 2008 as a global kosher restaurant & travel resource for the Jewish community.

He is passionate about traveling the world, good kosher food / restaurants, social media & the web, technology, hiking, strategy games, and spending time with his friends & family.

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