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New York Post
· collected 2026-09-16 · by Peter Senzamici, Matt Troutman
Judge Brendan Lantry ordered City Hall to release emails and texts related to communication with the Rent Guidelines Board regarding a rent freeze decision affecting roughly 1 million rent-stabilized units in New York City. The ruling stems from accusations that Mayor Zohran Mamdani pressured the board, which is supposed to be independent, into passing the freeze as part of his campaign promises. Lantry’s decision specifically targets communications between City Hall and various offices, excluding internal RGB communications and those within Mamdani's office.
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Judge Brendan Lantry ordered City Hall to release emails and texts related to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's communication with the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB), amid allegations that Mamdani influenced the RGB to freeze rents as promised during his campaign. In June, the RGB voted to implement a rent freeze on both one-year and two-year leases for New York City’s approximately 1 million rent-stabilized units. This decision allowed Mamdani to claim victory in fulfilling his socialist agenda but also led to accusations that he had unfairly influenced board members. A coalition of city landlords challenged this vote, arguing that Mamdani stacked the independent board with loyalists, thereby rigging the outcome. The judge’s order aims to uncover any potential collusion between Mamdani and RGB members.
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City Hall officials must cough up their emails and texts with the powerful Rent Guidelines Board that Mayor Zohran Mamdani allegedly bigfooted into fulfilling his promised rent freeze, a judge ruled Wednesday.
uncertain
judge → cough → freeze
Judge Brendan Lantry — the former chair for the Staten Island GOP — granted a narrow order for the behind-the-scenes communications to see if supposedly independent rent board members illicitly colluded with Mamdani’s team.
asserted
members → grant → team
“The question naturally arises: how would the Mayor comply with his ‘guarantee’ to the voters to ‘freeze’ the rent unless he, or his staff, communicated with the Board to ensure that the Board refrained from imposing any rental increase?” Lantry wrote.
asserted
Lantry → arise → increase
Board members in June passed a rent freeze on both one-year and two-year leases for the Big Apple’s roughly 1 million rent-stabilized units.
asserted
members → pass → units
The decision allowed Mamdani to claim a major victory on his socialist agenda, but prompted accusations that the outcome was rigged.
uncertain
outcome → allow → accusations
A coalition of city landlords quickly mounted a legal challenge over the vote, as accusations flew that Mamdani stacked the independent board with loyalist tenant activists.
asserted
Mamdani → mount → activists
While the landlords challenging the hike were seeking permission to demand an even broader swath of municipal messages, the limited order is still a notable victory for critics pushing to probe the Rent Guidelines Board vote.
asserted
order → challenge → vote
“The court acknowledges that discovery in a special proceeding is rare,” Lantry wrote.
asserted
Lantry → acknowledge → proceeding
“It is also rare (in fact, it is unprecedented) for a candidate for Mayor of New York City to guarantee that the Board, an entity that the parties concede is independent from the Mayor’s Office, will freeze the rent upon his election to office.
asserted
parties → guarantee → office
Lantry also noted other rarities, including the resignation of RGB board member Christina Smyth, who desired the vote as a pre-decided “sham.”
asserted
who → note → sham
The order for City Hall communications with the RGB also covers the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement, the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants and the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget.
asserted
order → cover → Management
The order does exclude communications between Mamdani and his staff, as well as internal comms at the RGB.
asserted
order → exclude → RGB
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