Mayor Adams Looks to Stack Rent Board

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Outgoing Mayor Eric Adams is weighing new appointments to the Rent Guidelines Board in an effort to block Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's pledged rent freeze.

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Mamdani says he wants to freeze rents in rent-stabilized apartments. Current Mayor Eric Adams could stack the deck to stop that.

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... As outgoing Mayor Eric Adams weighs appointing new members to the city's Rent Guidelines Board during his final weeks in office, tenant groups have a message for any potential candidates: Don't take the gig.

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has pledged to appoint an RGB that will vote to freeze rents for the city's 2 million tenants in rent stabilized apartments -- a key measure in his campaign's affordability platform. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-26 01:09 AM | Reply

Yeah, as I have seen on the local news this week, Mayor Adams seems to want to do all he can to sabotage the upcoming Mayor-elect Mamdani.

My first question would be... why?

Asked differently, wouldn't a current Mayor of NYC want to hold the interests of the people of NYC in the highest regard, and help the next Mayor?

So, why does Mayor Adams seem to want, no..., no only want, but endeavor, to work against the next Mayor?

Is Mayor Adams that petty?

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-26 01:14 AM | Reply

Yup.

#3 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-11-26 02:59 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Yeah, as I have seen on the local news this week, Mayor Adams seems to want to do all he can to sabotage the upcoming Mayor-elect Mamdani.
My first question would be... why?
Asked differently, wouldn't a current Mayor of NYC want to hold the interests of the people of NYC in the highest regard, and help the next Mayor?
So, why does Mayor Adams seem to want, no..., no only want, but endeavor, to work against the next Mayor?
Is Mayor Adams that petty?
#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-26 01:14 AM

Donors.

The ownership society doesn't regard us as anything less than cattle.

#4 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2025-11-26 03:35 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team is moving apace ridding City Hall of calcified dinosaurs. His staff is reviewing 70,000 eager applicants in the job bank.

Zohran's excellent staff will work hard to counter the vindictive sabotage perpetrated by sore loser Mayor Eric "Stymie" Adams.

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#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-11-27 04:55 AM | Reply

Adam's is trying to mitigate the damage the nepotism boy communist is preparing to inflict.

#6 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-11-27 09:35 AM | Reply | Funny: 1

@#6 ... Adam's is trying to mitigate the damage the nepotism boy communist is preparing to inflict. ...

What damage is that, and upon whom might he be inflicting that imagined damage?

Yer up.

#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-11-28 12:32 AM | Reply

Outgoing Mayor Eric Adams is weighing new appointments to the Rent Guidelines Board in an effort to block Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's pledged rent freeze.

Is Eric Adams a landlord with apartments subject to rent guidelines? Why is he doing this on his way out the door? Is somebody paying him? Is he trying to ingratiate himself to landlords?

#8 | Posted by FedUpWithPols at 2025-11-28 12:59 PM | Reply