NYC Rent Freeze 2026: Four Reasons the Data Supported Freezing Rents
The NYC Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted to freeze rents for nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments. Explore four key CSS findings that help explain the RGB's decision.
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Press Release: CSS Statement on the Rent Guidelines Board Vote
Tonight, the NYC Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) made history, and we celebrate alongside the tenants whose testimonies and struggles made this moment possible. By freezing rents for both one- and two-year leases, the RGB has given one million households a chance to hold on to their housing amidst an escalating affordability crisis.
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Small Buildings and Climate Change
New York City faces two existential crises: an out-of-control housing market, with prices entirely divorced from most New Yorkers’ economic capacities; and rising temperatures and tides from climate change, which are making parts of the city increasingly unlivable and are presenting dangers to New Yorkers everywhere.
Public Housing and Climate Change
New York City faces two existential crises: an out-of-control housing market, with prices entirely divorced from most New Yorkers’ economic capacities; and rising temperatures and tides from climate change, which are making parts of the city increasingly unlivable and are presenting dangers to New Yorkers everywhere.
Subsidized Housing and Climate Change
New York City faces two existential crises: an out-of-control housing market, with prices entirely divorced from most New Yorkers’ economic capacities; and rising temperatures and tides from climate change, which are making parts of the city increasingly unlivable and are presenting dangers to New Yorkers everywhere.
Rent-Stabilized Apartments and Climate Change
New York City faces two existential crises: an out-of-control housing market, with prices entirely divorced from most New Yorkers’ economic capacities; and rising temperatures and tides from climate change, which are making parts of the city increasingly unlivable and are presenting dangers to New Yorkers everywhere.
Climate Change and New York City’s Housing Stock
New York City faces two existential crises: an out-of-control housing market, with prices entirely divorced from most New Yorkers’ economic capacities; and rising temperatures and tides from climate change, which are making parts of the city increasingly unlivable and are presenting dangers to New Yorkers everywhere.