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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.
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.
Press Release: For NYC Residents Losing Essential Plan Coverage Due to H.R.1, Help is Available!
Thanks to Trump and HR1, 500,000 New Yorkers Are Losing Health Coverage
Thanks to Trump and HR1, 500,000 New Yorkers Are Losing Health Coverage
Press Release: Paying Tribute to A True Legend in Affordable Housing
Press Release: CSS Report: Strong Public Support for Immigrant Families Living in Subsidized Housing
Press Release: CSS Statement on FY 2027 State Budget
Albany can’t let half a million New Yorkers lose health coverage
Trump Ramps Up Financial Crisis for Student Borrowers
Press Release: Nearly Half a Million New Yorkers At Risk of Losing Health Coverage Are Counting on Governor Hochul
Press Release: CSS Report: Costs and Enrollment Barriers Preventing Fair Fares From Reaching Its Potential
Testimony: Fair Fares Is Helping, But Access and Affordability Gaps Remain
Gig Work Isn’t What it Promises for Black and Latino New Yorkers
Public Housing and Section 8 Households Under Attack by Trump’s HUD
In March 2026, the Trump Administration proposed two extreme rule changes with the goal of evicting thousands of public housing and Section 8 tenants.
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.