A 7–1 vote. The first two-year rent freeze in 57 years. What it means for your property. On Thursday night, the NYC Rent Guidelines Board voted 7–1 to freeze rents on approximately one million rent-stabilized apartments — the first two-year rent freeze in the board’s 57-year history, and a direct fu

The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) is moving through the NYC Council again, reintroduced on May 14, 2026, as Int. 0905-2026, with a mayor's office that has signaled it wants to sign it. The first version was vetoed by Mayor Adams in late 2025 and a Council override failed in January 20