What NYC’s Next Mayor Can (And Can’t) Do About Housing Affordability
Zohran Mamdani has ambitious goals for making housing affordable. Officials from the past two mayoral administrations say making those plans a reality will take tremendous management and strong relationships with the City Council and Albany.
SNAP Under Attack: What Federal Cuts to Food Aid Would Mean for NYC
“Food and housing are absolutely related,” NYC Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park tells City Limits. “When people are in a choice between paying for food or paying rent, people are going to naturally choose food. That’s going to put enormous pressure on the affordable housing sector.”
Could This Be The Last Stabilized Rent Hike for Four Years?
The Rent Guidelines Board voted Monday night to permit rent increases of 3 percent on the city’s 2.4 million rent stabilized tenants. With Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani promising to freeze rent stabilized rents for four years, it could be the last increase for a while.
What Would Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Mean for New York’s Green Transition?
The legislation would get rid of Biden-era federal tax incentives that made solar and wind projects more affordable, and kills residential tax incentives for homeowners making energy efficiency upgrades.
Latino Voters and the Political Earthquake in New York
“To the Democratic and Republican establishments, especially those gearing up for re-election next year, I would say: pay attention to the Mamdani campaign. It seems many Latinos are, and they will certainly make their opinions heard at the ballot box again.”
Legal Services Workers, Including Tenant Lawyers, Could Strike Over Pay & Other Conditions
At NYLAG, where the largest unit is the tenants’ rights division, a strike could hinder low-income people’s access to free representation when facing eviction, a service unique to the city’s Right to Counsel program which nonprofits are contracted to deliver.
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Defensores de inquilinos celebran victoria de Mamdani en elecciones primarias
“Los arrendatarios son mayoría en Nueva York. Zohran Mamdani lo entiende y nos ha dado algo por lo que votar”, afirmó Cea Weaver, directora del New York State Tenant Bloc, sobre el candidato y nominado demócrata, que basó su campaña en la congelación de alquileres para los arrendatarios con renta estabilizada.
