Many elected officials quickly condemned the decision, calling the increases too high, though they are lower than what the board's independent analysis showed building owners need to cover rising costs.

Update: On Tuesday evening, the Rent Guidelines Board voted 5-4 to approve rent increases of 3.25% on one-year leases and 5% on two-year leases for the roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments in New York City. Housing in the Bronx (photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Rent Guidelines Board Votes Through Rent Increases for 1 Million NYC Apartments Nine Democratic candidates running in the crowded race to represent New York’s new 10th congressional district appeared before several Brooklyn politics clubs on Monday evening, answering questions about pressing issues in the district, their policy platforms, and more. “The voters are going to decide.NY-10 Candidates Pitch Brooklyn Political Clubsĥ of the NY-10 candidates at Monday's forum (photo: Ben Max) He has not told me he’s running,” Adams said of his predecessor. “It’s important to see the entire field of who’s running. Having supported Mayor Adams’ campaign to succeed him last year, de Blasio is likely hoping to court support for his congressional bid from him.īut when asked Friday morning if he has plans to back de Blasio’s campaign, Adams was non-committal. His mayoral tenure was also marked by a number of high-profile scandals, including a federal investigation into his fundraising practices that produced indictments against several people, though de Blasio was ultimately cleared of any wrongdoing. 1 with a complicated legacy developed over his eight years in charge.Īs mayor, de Blasio frequently drew criticism from both the left and the right on a slew of issues, including public safety. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)ĭe Blasio left City Hall on Jan. Then-Democratic presidential candidate, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio addresses a crowd at The Galivants Ferry Stump in South Carolina on September 16, 2019. In our neighborhoods and our nation, the way to save our democracy is to be part of it,” de Blasio wrote in a tweet linking to the website. “Wherever I go, people ask: can things get better? I say from my heart: YES, but WE have to make them better. Shortly after his morning cable news appearance, de Blasio rolled out a campaign website soliciting donations from supporters. For de Blasio, he’ll have certainly the highest name ID in the district - which matters, but it’s going to be a very low turnout in August.” “I can look at other candidates and kind of put together their voters. “I’m having a little trouble figuring out who de Blasio’s voter is,” said Coffey, who used to work for ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg and has been critical of de Blasio in the past.

Though de Blasio lives in Park Slope, Democratic strategist Chris Coffey questioned whether there’s any significant support for the ex-mayor in the new 10th district. (Todd Maisel, New York Daily News/New York Daily News) Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's home on 11th Street in Park Slope, Brooklyn, New York.

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