Harlem's hotel drought ends after 43 years
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Brian McGuinness, senior vice president of Aloft Hotels, stands in the lobby of the new Aloft Hotel in Harlem. When the trendy Starwood boutique hotel has its soft opening Oct. 21, it will be the neighborhood's first major hotel since the famed Hotel Theresa closed in 1967. The tourism industry thinks the opening of the hotel will help make the area even more of a destination by encouraging people to stay overnight or longer. Bebeto Matthews, AP
