What we're going to do is make buses fast and free. We have eight and a half million people living in New York City. About two and a half million live in rent stabilized houses. The city determines if their rent goes up every year. So we're saying we're going to freeze the rent, give them that stability that they know this year is going to be the same as next year. (00:20–00:23)
CLAIM
Asserts that the city government decides annual rent increases for rent-stabilized housing.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.