Adams fills NYC rent board to block Mamdani freeze
NYC’s Adams Challenges Mamdani Rent Freeze With Board Picks
Adams fills NYC rent board to block Mamdani freeze
Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams has made a high‑stakes move in the final weeks of his term by appointing and reappointing four members to the city’s Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) —a maneuver that could complicate incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani ’s signature campaign promise to implement a multi‑year rent freeze for millions of tenants in rent‑stabilized apartments. The nine‑member RGB, which annually sets allowable rent increases for roughly one million rent‑stabilized apartments , now has a majority of Adams appointees heading into 2026. With five of the board’s nine seats held by officials selected by Adams, experts say the board may be more likely to approve modest rent increases based on housing cost data—a dynamic that could jeopardize Mamdani’s effort to freeze rent hikes. Adams defended the late‑term appointments as part of his broader effort to address New York’s housing crisis, saying the new members bring “decades of experience” and will help guide responsible decisions for…
