April 16, 2026
NYC Rent Adjustments and Freezes
NY1 interviewed me this morning in Former Rent Guidelines Board Chair Talks Process, Possibility of Freezing Rent: Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised to freeze the rent on nearly 1 million stabilized apartments as a signature part of his campaign. Despite a … Continue reading
April 16, 2026 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments
April 14, 2026
Current Issues in Affordable Housing in New York City
I will be moderating a panel on Rent Freezes, the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (HSTPA), and Nonpayment at this in-person New York City Bar program on May 7th. The registration link is here and the full … Continue reading
April 14, 2026 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments
March 19, 2026
Can Mayor Mamdani Freeze the Rent? It’s Complicated.
I published a column with Nestor Davidson in Vital City, Can Mayor Mamdani Freeze the Rent? It’s Complicated. It reads, Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor who promised as a candidate to freeze the rent for rent-stabilized units each … Continue reading
March 19, 2026 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments
February 19, 2026
Mamdani’s First 50 Days: Housing Edition
I was interviewed for AMNewYork’s story, Mamdani’s First 50 Days. It reads, in part, For Professor David Reiss, a Cornell University housing expert and former chair of the Rent Guidelines Board, the mayor’s housing orientation so far is unmistakably pro-tenant, … Continue reading
February 19, 2026 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments
February 17, 2026
When Tokenized Real-World Assets Collide With The Real World
Biying Cheng and I have a column in Law 360, When Tokenized Real-World Assets Collide With Real World. It reads, The city of Detroit filed a public nuisance lawsuit in July of last year in the Michigan Circuit Court for the Third … Continue reading
February 17, 2026 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments
December 10, 2025
Housing Stability in the Mamdani Administration
I am looking forward to the discussion tonight on Housing Stability in the Mamdani Administration, hosted by the Urban Design Forum. While it is sold out, we will be discussing “what a potential rent freeze may look like under the … Continue reading
December 10, 2025 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments
November 5, 2025
Understanding NYC’s Rent-Stabilized Housing Stock
I will be moderating an NYU Furman Center Policy Breakfast on NYC’s Rent-Stabilized Housing: Understanding Different Segments of the Stock and Why It Matters on November 19th. The link to register is here. Nearly one million apartments in New York … Continue reading
November 5, 2025 in Rental Housing | Permalink | No Comments
