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NYC Mayor Mamdani Orders Tenant Hearings, Appoints HPD Chief

The order targets landlords with over 5,000 violations and 14,000 complaints to improve tenant conditions under Mayor Mamdani's pro-tenant agenda.

  • On January 2, Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed Cea Weaver to lead the Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants and announced city intervention in Pinnacle's bankruptcy to aid tenants.
  • After his January 1 inauguration, Zohran Mamdani, Mayor of New York City, pledged to govern as a democratic socialist and proposed freezing rent for 1 million rent-regulated apartments, though experts question his authority.
  • More than 5,000 violations tied to Pinnacle prompted action after the landlord faced 14,000 complaints across 83 buildings; resurfaced posts show Weaver called homeownership `a weapon of white supremacy.`
  • Partisan backlash has intensified since Mamdani's primary win, with 'Libs of TikTok' amplifying resurfaced posts and Newsweek contacting Mamdani's office on Monday.
  • Mamdani has distanced himself from proposals like closing prisons, focusing on wealth redistribution, while allies say a rent freeze could help 2.4 million renters amid Republican claims he is a communist.
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Gothamist broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, January 2, 2026.
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