Housing Notebook

Mon, Sep 15, 2025 20:00 PM

Info

Hosts: Scott Sommer and Vajra Kilgour

Topics:

Topics of general interest to tenants, especially the maneuvers and machinations around the NYC mayoral race. -

Synopsis:

Scott Sommer talked about the latest political developments as they pertain to tenants, especially with regard to the maneuvering around the NYC mayoral race.

Housing Notebook is a production of the Metropolitan Council on Housing, New York's oldest citywide tenants union.

Guests:

Playlist:

Info / Links:

Met Council hotline: 212-979-0611, M & W 1:30-8 PM, F 1:30-5 PM; metcouncilonhousing.org, thetenant.org; info@metcouncilonhousing.org; Facebook & Instagram: search for Met Council on Housing; email: housingnotebook@wbai.org – no housing problems please! X: @met_council, @wbai.org, @scottmsommer (also on threads & bluesky); wbai.org – live stream, find archive, join radio station there or go to buddy.wbai.org to become a WBAI buddy – be sure to scroll down to choose Housing Notebook as the show you want to support! Or call 833-922-4692. Mail a check made out to WBAI-Pacifica to WBAI Radio, 388 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn NY 11217.
Mayor's Rent Hike March and Rally: Tuesday, September 30, 5:30 - 8PM, Q train stop at E 86th St, 249 E 86th St in Manhattan.
For all Met Council events, including trainings for hotline volunteers and meetings about basic rights, check the calendar here. Save the date for Met Council on Housing general assembly: October 11 at 515 Madison Avenue.
(Not mentioned on air, but useful) Last day to register in person to vote in the NYC mayoral election: October 25; mailed registration must be received by October 25. Election Day is Tuesday, November 4; early voting will be October 25, 2025 - November 2. For more information, including information about obtaining absentee ballots, click here.
New rent guidelines - for leases starting 10/1/25 in New York City: for apartments and lofts, 3 percent for a 1-year lease, 4 1/2 percent for a 2-year lease; class A & B hotels, lodging houses, rooming houses, & SROs: 0 percent - for more detailed info, click here. Poughkeepsie still in litigation; Kingston: 0 and 0; Westchester 2% for 1 year, 3% for 2 years; Rockland County 5% for 1 year, 6% for 2 years; Nassau 2% for one year, 3% for 2 years. For more information about developments in Kingston and Poughkeepsie, contact For the Many: email info@forthemany.org or call 845-481-0703.

Play

Donate