Airbnb Tells Judge It Missed Hosts Tied to Illegal NYC Hotels

A pedestrian walks along the Brooklyn Promenade in New York.Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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Airbnb Inc. said there were more hosts associated with illegal hotels in New York City than the company told a judge last year.

Airbnb made the admission in a letter Friday to U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer, who’s overseeing a lawsuit by home-sharing firms seeking to nullify a New York law requiring them to turn over renter data.