Arpit Gupta on Opposing Mamdani's Rent Freeze & Securing the Future of Rent-Stabilized Housing
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Arpit Gupta discusses his dissenting vote on a rent freeze and the future of rent-stabilized housing in NYC.
Arpit Gupta, a member of the New York City Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) and an associate professor of finance at NYU's Stern School of Business, joined the show to discuss his lone dissenting vote as the RGB approved a rent freeze for rent-stabilized tenants, fulfilling a key campaign promise made in 2025 by Mayor Mamdani. Gupta also discussed a variety of aspects of the city's rent-stabilized housing stock and system, and what comes next for the roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. (Ep 600)
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Guest: Arpit Gupta
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Organizations: New York City Rent Guidelines Board, NYU's Stern School of Business
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