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The Rent Guidelines Board voted Monday night to permit rent increases of 3 percent on the city’s 2.4 million rent stabilized tenants. With Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani promising to…

ByPatrick Spauster 10Comments

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Jun 2025

Opinion: Vote for a Mayor Who Will Freeze the Rent

“Freezing the rent is a critical way to ensure that New York remains home to the people who built it and the people who make it sing.”

ByZohran Mamdani 13Comments

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Jun 2025

Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Resources

What Happened This Week in NYC Housing? June 6, 2025

Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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May 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

After Revote, Rent Guidelines Board Considers Lower Range of Hikes on 2-Year Leases

The board, which votes each year on rent changes for New York City’s nearly 1 million regulated apartments, is now considering an increase between 3.75 (down from 4.75) to 7.75…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 10Comments

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May 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Stabilized Tenants Face Another Round of Rent Hikes

In a swerve from precedent, the Rent Guidelines Board’s two tenant members dismissed Tuesday’s preliminary vote as a sham, casting a vote of no confidence in both the board and…

ByEmma Whitford 4Comments

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

NY’s Housing Deal Is Here. What Does It Mean for Tenant Stability?

From “good cause” carve outs to adjusted IAI caps, City Limits breaks down how major planks of the state budget deal will impact tenants’ eviction protections—and rents.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Staring Down the Wrecking Ball, These Brooklyn Grandmothers Won’t Be Moved

A Crown Heights building in limbo could inspire more landlords to deregulate through demolition—or more tenants to fight to stay in their homes.

ByEmma Whitford 2Comments

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Apr 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Stop Insurance Carriers From Discriminating Against Affordable Housing

“Our findings also show jarring evidence that insurance carriers blatantly discriminate against affordable housing projects, in some cases completely refusing to provide coverage to homes just based on where they…

ByRachel Fee 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Housing and Homelessness Justice

Supreme Court Tosses Lingering Challenges to Rent Stabilization in NY

“It doesn’t mean that they can’t be challenged again, they probably will be, but for the moment these significant challenges to rent laws are done,” said Thomas Silverstein of the…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

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Feb 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

Simmering State Rent Increase Proposals Have Tenant Groups On Guard

As state lawmakers debate how best to address New York’s dual housing and homelessness crises, tenant advocates are keeping a wary eye on proposals they say would undermine landmark 2019…

ByEmma Whitford 1Comment

Could This Be The Last Stabilized Rent Hike for Four Years?

Opinion: Vote for a Mayor Who Will Freeze the Rent

After Revote, Rent Guidelines Board Considers Lower Range of Hikes on 2-Year Leases

NYC Stabilized Tenants Face Another Round of Rent Hikes

NY’s Housing Deal Is Here. What Does It Mean for Tenant Stability?

Staring Down the Wrecking Ball, These Brooklyn Grandmothers Won’t Be Moved

Opinion: Stop Insurance Carriers From Discriminating Against Affordable Housing

Supreme Court Tosses Lingering Challenges to Rent Stabilization in NY

Simmering State Rent Increase Proposals Have Tenant Groups On Guard

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