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Queens ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearings Fill Up as NYCHA Tenants Press for Inclusion

City Hall says testimony from renters will shape Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s housing plan.

Overview

  • The administration’s second night of hearings in Long Island City features 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. sessions that are already at capacity.
  • Next hearings are scheduled in Fordham on March 11, East Harlem on March 28 and Staten Island’s North Shore on April 7, with registration and online submissions at nyc.gov/RentalRipoff.
  • Turnout has been strong, including more than 200 residents at last week’s Brooklyn session sharing accounts of unheated apartments and broken plumbing.
  • Some NYCHA residents say they were not directly invited and have launched their own meetings, following a Bronx gathering with another set for Harlem on Thursday.
  • A City Hall spokesperson says no one will be turned away and the mayor’s office will add NYCHA-focused outreach, as tenants detail unresolved repairs, pests and heating problems dating back years.