This is not to say that it's city government's job to deal with everything, but for that which is necessary, we have to ensure that we are doing our part. And that's why I have said I'm gonna freeze the rent for more than 2 million rent stabilized tenants, because that's the mayor's power. The last mayor did that three times. This mayor raised the rent 9%. He wants to raise it again up to 8%. We have these tools. (19:40–19:45)
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