Zohran Mamdani: “Freezing the rent. You have something called a rent…”

“So the three key policies of the campaign. Freezing the rent for rent, stabilized tenants. Making buses fast and free. Delivering universal child care. Each one of them has a different path. Freezing the rent. You have something called a rent guidelines board. It's composed of nine members. They're all appointed by the mayor. They determine whether the rent increases or stays the same. We've actually frozen the rent three times before under the last mayoral administration.” (20:02–20:18)

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