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Congratulations On Your Rent Freeze, Rent-Stabilized New Yorkers!
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'Cause everything is rent?
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Al Jazeera
· Jun 26, 2026
New York City freezes rents for one million regulated apartments
New York City's rent freeze fulfillls a key campaign promise from Mayor Zohran Mamdani
The Real Deal
· Jun 25, 2026
As a rent freeze looms, rent-stabilized landlords feel the pain: “Fighting to stay alive”
New York City is set to vote on a rent freeze for stabilized apartments Thursday. For rent-stabilized landlords, it’s just another grievance on the pile. After rising insurance costs, water bills, property taxes and a statewide legislation that cratered the value of their buildings, what’s a revenue cap? “We are literally fighting to stay alive,” said Jerry Waxenberg, who owns 900 units across several boroughs. “We are running a negative cash flow.” Landlords say the real trouble started in 2019 with the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019. The law closed avenues for landlords to increase the rent []This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
Off The Press
· Jun 26, 2026
New York City freezes rents as Mamdani’s socialist vision takes shape
New York City housing authority voted Thursday to freeze rents for up to two years. The Rent Guidelines Board passed the rules in a 7-1 vote, and they will impact about one million rent-controlled apartments for tenants with one-year or two-year leases, Reuters reported. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who has vowed to enact socialist policies in []...Click to read more
Washington Examiner
· Jul 2, 2026
Mamdani’s rent freeze leaves half of New Yorkers out in the cold
In New York City, a rent freeze doesn’t stop the housing crisis — it just shifts costs onto someone else. Roughly half of the city’s rental apartments are rent-stabilized, giving the Rent Guidelines Board enormous influence over the housing market. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made that power a political priority, pouring 54 []
Fox News
· Jul 1, 2026
STEVE FORBES: Mamdani’s socialist rent-control puts New York on the road to housing ruin
New York City rent freeze on 1 million rent-stabilized apartments is price control, not housing policy. It will reduce supply and hurt tenants.
Townhall
· Jul 6, 2026
New York City Has Tried Rent Freezes Before. Here's How They Ended.
New York City Has Tried Rent Freezes Before. Here's How They Ended.
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Related coverage for "Congratulations On Your Rent Freeze, Rent-Stabilized New Yorkers!": Al Jazeera — New York City freezes rents for one million regulated apartments. The Real Deal — As a rent freeze looms, rent-stabilized landlords feel the pain: “Fighting to stay alive”. Off The Press — New York City freezes rents as Mamdani’s socialist vision takes shape. Washington Examiner — Mamdani’s rent freeze leaves half of New Yorkers out in the cold. Fox News — STEVE FORBES: Mamdani’s socialist rent-control puts New York on the road to housing ruin. Townhall — New York City Has Tried Rent Freezes Before. Here's How They Ended.