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Jewish News 24 · Aug 21, 2026

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City Hall claimed an early win in the legal battle over NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent freeze after a Staten Island judge ruled Friday that a lawsuit challenging it was filed in the wrong borough. Judge Ralph Porzio ordered the case moved to Manhattan Supreme Court, pausing further proceedings. A coalition of landlords had sued the Rent Guidelines Board, calling its decision to freeze rents on about one million rent-stabilized units for two years a "sham" and "unlawful."

City Hall claimed an early win in the legal battle over NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent freeze after a Staten Island judge ruled Friday that a lawsuit challenging it was filed in the wrong borough. Judge Ralph Porzio ordered the case moved to Manhattan Supreme Court, pausing further proceedings. A coalition of landlords had sued the Rent Guidelines Board, calling its decision to freeze rents on about one million rent-stabilized units for two years a "sham" and "unlawful."

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