These Bronx residents face 31% rent hike, even as payments freeze on 1M stabilized units ^45.3%

Gothamist - By Arun Venugopal - 6/28/2026, 12:00 PM

Ambiguity (Equivocation) 27.2% - Unattributed Quote 24.8% - Appeal to Authority 20.5%

Residents of a Mitchell-Lama affordable housing complex in the Bronx contend they are being blindsided by a proposed 31% rent hike over the next four years, while other residents of affordable housing in New York City stand to reap the benefits of a first-of-its-kind rent freeze. “We're very disappointed about the whole thing,” said Jean... more