Mamdani Faces Immediate Housing Showdowns Citywide | JQJO

Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral race on a promise to freeze rents for roughly two million rent stabilized tenants, but the housing battles awaiting him start well before any vote. He vowed to revive ailing NYCHA buildings, where $78 billion in repairs loom. He plans to evict Elizabeth Street Garden to restart affordable housing there, drawing fierce pushback. As Airbnb allies seek to ease the city’s short term rental crackdown ahead of next year’s World Cup, landlords are mobilizing: a new Gotham Housing Alliance founded by Humberto Lopes says it will fight his agenda.