Will it be a freeze or a squeeze?
The New York City Rent Guidelines Board advanced preliminary rent ranges on Thursday evening that could allow a freeze for the city’s more than 2 million rent-stabilized tenants — but left open the possibility of another increase, setting up a June vote that will test Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s central campaign promise.
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