A brutal ballot fight ends with a victory for housing — and democracy.
17 September 2025

A brutal ballot fight ends with a victory for housing — and democracy.

Housing New York with Kenny Burgos

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Plus, owners aren't holding apartments off the market because they want to, they're doing it because they can't afford not to.

And there are only two things certain in life: Death, and New York City’s unjust property tax system.

This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos.

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On The Agenda


0:57: Housing on the Ballot: New Yorkers will vote on housing measures in November

→ Check out the Charter Revision Commission’s ballot questions here.

1:45:  NYC’s Unlocking Doors program has no takers 

→ Just two owners applied; they both dropped out.

3:48: “NYC retirees got burned by bets on rent-stabilized apartments” 

→ Could the 2019 Rent Laws have something to do with it?

6:02: [Death] & Property Taxes

7:32:  The fight over CityFHEPS

8:52: Polling & the November election: How you ask a question matters.

→ The more New Yorkers learn about Zohran Mamdani’s proposed rent freeze, the less they support it.


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