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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

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 Opinion

Opinion: The Economic Case for a Rent Freeze

“The economic data shows that holding rents steady for one year—or even four—will not substantially disrupt the city budget nor the housing stock.”

ByEmily Eisner 0Comments

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Jun 2026

Economy Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Tenants, Landlords and Zombies Face Off Over a Rent Freeze, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Both inside and outside the Rent Guidelines Board’s public hearing Thursday, tenants and landlords shouted, booed, and jeered at each other in almost equal measure over future rents for regulated…

ByCasey Wetherbee

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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May 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice

Advocates Press for More ‘Right to Counsel’ Funds, As New Yorkers Facing Eviction Still Struggle to Get Legal Help

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s latest budget proposal includes a boost for the initiative, which connects low-income renters facing eviction with legal representation in housing court. But advocates say it’s not enough…

ByLuan Rogers 0Comments

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May 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Resources

The Mayor Wants You at This Year’s Rent Board Hearings, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Mamdani’s Office of Mass Engagement will be knocking on doors this spring, urging New Yorkers to testify at upcoming Rent Guideline Board hearings. The board will vote in June on…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Mar 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

Mamdani Sits Down With Tenants at Bronx ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearing, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

“These are conversations that will deliver dignity to New Yorkers by getting those leaks fixed, by restoring that heat, by putting an end to the kinds of unaffordable fees that…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3Comments

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Feb 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

Tenants Decry Bad Landlords at First Ever ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearing In Brooklyn

At Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first public hearing for renters, attendees bemoaned slow repairs, a frustrating 311 system, and unresponsive landlords. Some NYCHA tenants, meanwhile, felt slighted by the event, which…

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

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Feb 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics Resources

Mamdani’s ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearings to Kick Off Feb. 26

Tenants can air their grievances at a series of events in every borough, where Mamdani administration officials say they’ll use what they hear to shape policies to protect renters. Registration…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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

Mamdani Gets His Rent Freeze

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

Opinion: The Economic Case for a Rent Freeze

Tenants, Landlords and Zombies Face Off Over a Rent Freeze, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Advocates Press for More ‘Right to Counsel’ Funds, As New Yorkers Facing Eviction Still Struggle to Get Legal Help

The Mayor Wants You at This Year’s Rent Board Hearings, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Mamdani Sits Down With Tenants at Bronx ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearing, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Tenants Decry Bad Landlords at First Ever ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearing In Brooklyn

Mamdani’s ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearings to Kick Off Feb. 26

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