NYC Rent Guidelines Board approves 2-year rent freeze, fulfilling Mamdani campaign pledge 6.9%
Gothamist - By David Brand - 6/25/2026, 11:30 PM
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Tenants in about 1 million rent-stabilized apartments will not see their rents increase for the next two years after New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board approved a first-of-its-kind freeze at an annual hearing Thursday night. The 7-1 vote marks the first two-year rent freeze in the board’s history and fulfills a key campaign pledge... more