The Rent Guidelines Board’s (RGB) vote last week to hike up rents on rent-stabilized apartments by 3% has caused a major uproar among residents, housing advocates and city council members.
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Disappointed city officials and advocates continue to warn higher ups about the housing and affordability crisis while demanding more action. Council Member Crystal Hudson, who chairs the Committee on Aging, said in a statement that residents are clear in their opposition to the RGB vote. Hudson said tenants gathered at public hearings across the five boroughs to testify about the material effects such increases would have on them and their communities with the backdrop of unprecedented inflation. She called the increases “negligent and irresponsible,” especially for older adults living in rent-stabilized units on fixed incomes.
“New York state was alone in deciding that public housing residents were less important than other renters. In my own home, the Polo Grounds, nearly 800 families could be evicted. But we aren’t gonna let that happen,” said Community Voices Heard Member Leader Barbara Williams. “As the city finalizes its budget, I call on Mayor Adams and the City Council to invest 400 million dollars to cover back rent and keep NYCHA running.
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