Still thinking about that email.
Still thinking about what a city might feel like if the money went where the hours go.
Bibliography
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2. ² The Guardian, Leah Goodridge, “I was on New York’s rent board. A rent freeze is legal.” (July 14, 2025). Op-ed defending the legality and precedent of rent freezes in New York.
3. ³ City Journal, Howard Husock, “The Rent Freeze Fallacy.” (September 2025). Analysis of potential long-term consequences of a multi-year rent freeze.
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