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Rent board approves 3 percent hike amid tenant-induced chaos
June 24, 2023
Landlords say hike won’t come close to covering costs; tenant advocates sought rent reduction
Rent control theater could become true drama
May 13, 2023
Rent control theater could become true drama
Rent board chair denounces City Council members for disrupting hearing
May 4, 2023
RGB’s Nestor Davidson raises safety concerns over “chaotic environment”
Brooklyn pol Chi Osse says he wants to ‘eat the rich’ — yet he hobnobbed with stars at Met Gala
May 4, 2023
A lefist Brooklyn city councilman who tweeted in the past about “eating the rich” took in a taste of how the other half lives this week, when he partied at the Met Gala along with some of NY's most moneyed elite. By Carl Campanile & Nolan Hicks, NYP
Splitting the rent-hike ‘baby’ is road to ruin for NYC housing
May 3, 2023
Four radical City Council members -- Shahana Hanif, Chi Ossé, Tiffany Cabán and Sandy Nurse -- crashed the stage alongside tenant activists Tuesday as the Rent Guidelines Board met in Manhattan and agreed to a preliminary raise in rents. By NY Post
Rent board chair denounces City Council members for disrupting hearing
May 2, 2023
RGB’s Nestor Davidson raises safety concerns over “chaotic environment”. By Suzannah Cavanaugh, The Real Deal New York Real Estate News
NYC Rent Board nixes double-digit increase — but signals 7% hike could be on the way
May 2, 2023
The cost of leasing one of the roughly one million rent-stabilized apartments across the Big Apple may rise by as much as 7% next year... By Nolan Hicks and Haley Brown, The New York Post
Could N.Y.C. Rents Go Up by 16 Percent? Here’s What to Know.
April 20, 2023
A New York City panel may allow rents to rise in roughly one million rent-stabilized apartments. But increases as large as those discussed by the panel — up to 15.75 percent on two-year leases — are unlikely. By Mihir Zaveri, The New York Times
In data we trust: Rent Guidelines Board appointments give landlords hope
April 12, 2023
Mayor’s picks could tilt panel in owners’ favor. By Suzannah Cavanaugh, The Real Deal New York Real Estate News