No Rent Freeze as Board Approves Hikes Up To 4.5%

Members of the NY state tenants bloc chanted “Freeze the Rent!” and “Mamdani” at the Rent Guidelines Board hearing. June 30, 2025 Credit: Alex Krales/ THE CITY Courtesy of CASA-New Settlement A rent freeze? Not this year. The Rent Guidelines board voted Monday night on rent increases for about one million rent-stabilized apartments of up to […]

 
 

Rent Guidelines Board trims hike, but Bronx pushback grows: ‘Not far enough’

CASA Tenant Organizer Joanne Grell addressed a crowd of protesters calling on the Rent Guidelines Board to implement a rent freeze outside it’s initial preliminary vote on April 30, 2025 at La Guardia Community College in QueensCourtesy of CASA-New Settlement Bronx tenant advocates say the city’s Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) didn’t go far enough Tuesday […]

 
 

We are celebrating our 5th Annual Gala!

We are celebrating our Fifth Annual Gala! Join us to celebrate tenant power, Bronx pride, and our amazing victories! We have a lot to celebrate! Friday, October 18, 6-10pm Hostos Community College, 475 Grand Concourse, Bronx Hors d’oeurvs and cocktails will be served at 6pm and the program will begin at 7pm. CASA Honorees to […]