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New York City freezes rents for one million regulated apartments
Key takeaways
- New York City’s rent freeze fulfills a key campaign promise from Mayor Zohran Mamdani
- The 7-1 vote was handed down by the city’s Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday.
- “This is a historic victory for New York City tenants,” Mamdani said in a statement provided to Al Jazeera. “This is the relief that working people across our city deserve.”
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New York City’s rent freeze fulfills a key campaign promise from Mayor Zohran Mamdani
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani praised the review board's decision to freeze rents [Eduardo Munoz/Reuters]By Andy Hirschfeld Published On 26 Jun 202626 Jun 2026New York City has passed a rent freeze for roughly one million regulated apartments, delivering on a signature campaign promise for Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The 7-1 vote was handed down by the city’s Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday. The decision will freeze rent increases on one- and two-year leases on rent-stabilised apartments.
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