On Thursday, the day Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rent freeze took full effect, the property owners suing to overturn it revealed some startling evidence.
Their attorneys released hundreds of texts and emails that top Mamdani aides exchanged with members of the Rent Guidelines Board, which the court forced the city to produce.
Mamdani ran explicitly on delivering 0% rent adjustments on rent-stabilized apartments for four consecutive years…