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. It's just a question of do we want to do this? And I know why politicians don't, because there's a lot of pressure. (19:45–19:51)
CLAIM
Asserts that the previous mayor froze rent three times, while the current mayor raised it by 9% and plans to raise it again.
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