Overview
- Mamdani appointed longtime tenant organizer Cea Weaver to lead the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants.
- Resurfaced posts from 2017–2019 show Weaver urging to “Seize private property!” and calling homeownership a “weapon of white supremacy,” with her X account now deactivated after conservative amplification.
- On their first day in office, city officials announced an intervention in Pinnacle Realty’s bankruptcy to pursue immediate relief for tenants in buildings with thousands of violations and complaints.
- Mamdani has proposed freezing rents for roughly 1 million rent‑regulated apartments, though specialists note the Rent Guidelines Board governs changes and the mayor may lack unilateral power.
- The mayor also named Dina Levy as commissioner of Housing Preservation and Development, elevating a veteran state housing official to oversee enforcement and affordability initiatives.