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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

… oneyear leases starting between Oct 1st 2025 and Sept 30th 2026 It also approved increases of 45 percent on twoyear … year If approved a freeze would go into effect in October 2026 for leases being renewed and vacancies occurring on or after Oct 1st of 2026 through Sept 30th of 2027 … You Might Also Like … …

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

Rent Guidelines Board vote June 30th 2025

Affordable Housing

Rent board approves increases of 3 to 4.5 percent for rent-stabilized units

… By a vote of 54 the Rent Guidelines Board last night approved increases up to 3 … housing provides the bulk of affordable housing in working class multicultural immigrant neighborhoods throughout the … than 5 percent in 2024 according to data from apartment listing and review platform openigloo Only 8 percent …

By Celia Young |July 1, 2025 - 9:30AM