Zohran Mamdani: “The mayor determines whether the rent increases for more…”

“So the beauty of being the mayor is that there is a lot that once you are in that position, you can do. Right. The mayor determines whether the rent increases for more than 2 million New Yorkers every year through a thing called the Rent Guidelines Board. The mayor we have now, he raised it 9%. He wants to raise it again, up to 8% more. On top of that, Mr. Andrew Cuomo, he's going to raise it as well.” (07:23–07:31)

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