Mamdani’s on a quest to kill NYC’s free housing market — the rent freeze is step one

Michael Goodwin Opinion Mamdani’s on a quest to kill NYC’s free housing market — the rent freeze is step one By Michael Goodwin Published June 27, 2026, 9:59 p.m. ET NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks in the Bronx about his new program, Organize NYC, to get renting New Yorkers out to speak their voices during the Rent Guidelines hearings. Matthew McDermott for NY Post See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google After Mayor Mamdani promised to freeze rents for two years in nearly a million rent-stabilized apartments, the lefties on the Rent Guidelines Board saluted and delivered for him. Here is some of how he gloated afterward: “This is a historic victory for New York City tenants.

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