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A group of landlords, represented by former Adams administration official Randy Mastro, sued the Rent Guidelines Board alleging that the freeze was preordained by Mayor Mamdani, in violation of the…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jul 2026

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Opinion: Meeting the Moment? Mamdani’s Shift from Insurgent to Mayor

“In the coming months, the mayor will face new tests, and we will better understand what he is willing to fight for.”

ByHarvey Robins 0Comments

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Jun 2026

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Rising Costs, Flat Rents, And a Crisis in New York’s Housing Stock

“Rent-stabilized housing is under severe operational strain, and in many cases the rent generated is too low to operate and maintain quality housing.”

ByRafael E. Cestero 0Comments

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Jun 2026

2025 Elections Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

PHOTOS: Scenes From The Rent Guidelines Board’s Historic Vote

The board took the unprecedented step of freezing rents on both one- and two-year lease renewals, fulfilling one of new Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s key campaign promises.

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByAdi Talwar 0Comments

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Jun 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

Mamdani Gets His Rent Freeze

Tenants erupted into cheers when the motion passed inside a packed Museo del Barrio in East Harlem. “I kept saying, just like the Knicks won the championship, let’s make history…

ByPatrick Spauster 0Comments

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Jun 2026

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: The Housing Lottery Promised Stability. Then The Rent Went Up.

“For working-class families, seniors, people with disabilities, and fixed-income New Yorkers, those yearly increases can slowly erode the very stability affordable housing is supposed to provide.”

ByFalana Fray 1Comment

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Jun 2026

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NYC Housing Calendar, June 22-29

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jun 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Meet Manhattan’s New Director For Tenant Organizing, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal is hiring a full time organizer to create a borough-wide tenant union, continuing a trend of city government supporting tenant groups.

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jun 2026

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Small Owners Are Struggling with Affordability, Too

“If New York City truly values affordable housing, it must also value the economic sustainability of the buildings and small owners providing that housing.”

ByValentina Gojcaj

ByJohn Tsevdos 0Comments

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Jun 2026

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion