The New York Times Narrated

The Apartments at the Center of Mamdani’s Affordable Housing Crisis

Episode Summary

The mayor’s call to “freeze the rent” galvanized the 69 percent of New Yorkers who don’t own their homes. But the city’s landlords claim the math doesn’t add up.

Episode Notes

To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/magazine/zohran-mamdani-new-york-rent-landlords.html

By: Jonathan Mahler

Read by Eric Jason Martin

Narration produced by Tanya Pérez

Engineered by Devin Murphy