Providence City Council Majority Leader Jo-Ann Ryan says the Airbnb and short term-rental ordinance passed in 2019 at the request of Mayor Jorge Elorza’s administration lacks tracking and penalties and needs to be strengthened.
Police broke up an unauthorized Airbnb party on the East Side of Providence on Saturday night. According to police, they encountered nearly two dozen people partying at 216 Brown Street — located across from Brown Street Park and Playground behind Hope Hi
A Providence police officer was sprayed with an unknown substance while breaking up a fight on Federal Hill and transported to the hospital for treatment.