Opponents of a bill that would legalize and regulate short-term apartment rentals for tourists in New York City are criticizing state Sen. James Skoufis for sponsoring the proposal after an Airbnb political action committee spent $500,000 on campaign ads and mailings for him in October.The bill, first introduced in the Assembly in 2017 and the Senate in 2018, would lift a 2011 state ban on renting out city apartments for fewer than 30 days, a restriction that effectively has [...]