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"Freeze the rent!" tenants shouted, applauding every mention of the word 'zero' from the nine board members who sat behind a table onstage, and booing every number they heard larger than that.
Moreom Perven attends a public hearing as New York City's Rent Guidelines Board provisionally votes on a rent freeze, in New York City, U.S., May 7, 2026.
Credit: REUTERS/Heather Khalifa
