Tenants Celebrate Historic Two-Year Rent Freeze
2.4 million NYC tenants will benefit from rent freeze win.
The Indypendent
Housing
“Freeze the Rent! Melt the ICE!”
Manhattan tenants testify for rent freeze on one and two-year leases.
Queens Tenants Rally Against Rent Hikes As RGB Public Hearing Get Underway
A rent freeze is the minimum goal, tenants say as June 25 Rent Guidelines Board final decision approaches.
Look Out for Upcoming Rent Guidelines Board Hearings
On Thursday, May 7, the city Rent Guidelines Board will vote on preliminary recommendations for how much landlords of…
Bushwick Inlet Park Mega-Development Divides Neighborhood
Environmental advocates argue the development will derail the park’s ecosystem, but housing groups say the affordable housing is worth it
How Cuomo’s Attempt to Weaponize Rent Freeze Politics Against Mamdani Backfired
The former governor’s attack on Mamdani for having a rent-stabilized one bedroom apartment revealed how little he understood the plight of NYC renters, says the author of a new book on the 2025 mayor’s race.
NYCHA Residents Frustrated With Mamdani’s Support for Privatization Program
Mamdani’s preliminary budget for the 2027 fiscal year includes a $662 million investment in Section 8 conversions of public housing
Far Rockaway Residents Say Local Waste Facility Poses Severe Health Hazard
More than 400 community members were surveyed in a report shared with the Indypendent. They describe dust from pulverized concrete and asphalt that floats into apartments and onto people’s faces and clothes.
Residents at Chelsea NYCHA building dig in against demolition plan.
“Evict the Landlord!” Say Pinnacle Tenants
Rent stabilized tenants in Pinnacle Buildings call on NYC to seize 93 buildings from slumlord before they go to auction.