The data’s here, in the chart of p. 15. From 2011 to 2021, total subtractions from the rent-stabilized housing stock totaled 96,094.
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It was only after we defeated the IDC that we were able to end vacancy decontrol and strengthen the rent laws in 2019.
Yes, Cuomo was governor then. But he’s told the landlord lobby that he views it as a mistake:
Now a mayoral candidate, Cuomo distances himself from rent reforms he signed into law
The former governor expressed regret over certain elements of the 2019 package in a meeting with the Real Estate Board of New York.
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And on homelessness, for that single mom and her kids he’s crying crocodile tears for:
In a spat w/Bloomberg, Cuomo eliminated state funding for a rental voucher program known as Advantage, that helped people move out of shelter.
The result: homelessness spiked. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Spike in homelessness followed Cuomo’s move to cut off voucher funds as governor
The shelter population spiked 35 percent in less than three years after the end of the Advantage program.
