Statement on imposition of sweeping new tariffs on countries around the world

April 2, 2025

Statement by Jessica Walker, the Chamber's President and CEO, on the imposition of sweeping tariffs on countries around the world:

"These new trade policies pose significant disruption to the travel and tourism industry in many parts of the country - including New York City. They will drive up prices for everything from airfare to accommodations and, when combined with calls for travel boycotts to the US, will curtail the millions of international visitors projected to come to New York this year. This is bad news for our local businesses and the millions of New Yorkers they employ. We continue to call on the federal government to reverse course.”