Michael Blake: “I think there should be a rent freeze on some of the rent…”

“So some of the people who are running against you, some of your opponents have come up with ideas that they think will make the city more affordable. For example, a rent freeze. How do you feel about that? I think there should be a rent freeze on some of the rent stabilized units. I think across the board we have to assess on if that's even feasible itself. But we're talking about effectively less than half of New Yorkers that would be.” (06:48–06:53)

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