rent regulation

Rent Guidelines Board rally rally outside El Museo del Barrio ahead of tonight’s vote.
Rent
In a historic vote, rent freezes are approved for one- and two-year leases
By Jennifer White Karp |June 25, 2026 - 9:15PM
Renters rallied before the RGB vote
Rent
A rent freeze or small increase? RGB preliminary vote leaves room for both
By Jennifer White Karp |May 8, 2026 - 11:30AM
Rent Guidelines Board vote 2025
Affordable Housing
Mamdani appointments to RGB board pave the way for a rent freeze
By Cassidy Jensen |March 4, 2026 - 3:30PM
Modern buildings under construction on the waterfront in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with the view of Manhattan with Freedom Tower over the East River.
Affordable Housing
Whoever wins the NYC mayor’s race faces a worsening housing crisis, affordable developers say
By Celia Young |October 16, 2025 - 10:30AM
NYC tenants marched to Gracie Mansion to protest a hike in rents
Affordable Housing
Tenants protest against Adams as increases for rent-stabilized apartments go into effect
By Jennifer White Karp |October 1, 2025 - 9:30AM
Historic buildings at the intersection of Mercer Street and West 4th Street in New York City.
Affordable Housing
The insider's guide to NYC rent-stabilized apartments: Where to find them and how the program works
By Celia Young |August 14, 2025 - 12:30PM
Apartment buildings on MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village
Affordable Housing
Cuomo’s attack on Mamdani’s $2,300 apartment brings rent stabilization into the spotlight
By Jennifer White Karp |August 13, 2025 - 12:00PM
​Samantha Bravo and CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities rally at a Rent Guidelines Board hearing
Affordable Housing
I’ve testified at Rent Guidelines Board hearings since I was 11. Here’s why I won’t stop fighting for tenants’ rights
By Celia Young |July 22, 2025 - 12:30PM