City Council members clashed with representatives of the real estate industry at a Wednesday hearing on a bill aimed at relieving renters from having to pay broker fees.
Multiple heated moments emerged during the hours-long June 12 hearing, in which council members traded barbs with real estate reps and chided Mayor Eric Adams’ administration for not sending certain officials to testify. The proceedings followed dueling morning rallies between supporters and opponents of the bill outside of City Hall — with the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) claiming to have turned out 1,500 industry workers to its demonstration.
