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.
The Airbnb party on the East Side over the weekend in which police found blood, guns, and knives had ties to gangs, as well as some of the attendees having links to the worst shooting in the city's history, according to Providence police.
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