Freeze The Rent

Rent control promises relief but delivers scarcity, higher costs, and fewer homes. New York City does not need to look far into the past to see that such policies hurt the average tenant and disincentivize landlords from even renting. By Sam Jenson , Jonathan Hofer Zohran Mamdani, the New York mayoral candidate , is trending. His promise of more aggressive  rent control is capturing voters’ attention in New York City and has renewed interest in the policy across the United S

The People's Campaign To Save New York City via NYP October 27, 2025 Zohran Mamdani on Monday only spewed another meaningless, baffling word salad when asked how he would deliver on his ambitious promise to freeze the rents for stabilized units across the Big Apple. “We would use the full extent of powers that we would have as the mayor with the Rent Guidelines Board,” the leading mayoral candidate responded when quizzed by reporters over how he would specifically out-maneuve