Mamdani Secures Rent Freeze for One Million New York Apartments

https://novaramedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026-06-20T000000Z_1780921953_MT1ZUMA0004E2UFA_RTRMADP_3_ZUMA-1-864x576.jpg" width="644" />A New York City housing board appointed by mayor Zohran Mamdani has approved a rent freeze that will affect around a million homes.

The Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday voted 7-1 for a 0% increase on one-year and two-year leases in the city’s rent-stabilised apartments.​ Mamdani appointed the majority of the board’s members in early […]