Organize NYC Mass Hearing #2 — Brooklyn City Tech 7 PM Tonight, RGB Rent-Freeze Testimony; Volunteers Canvassing on organize.nyc.gov

Mamdani's Organize NYC mass-mobilization initiative runs its first Brooklyn hearing Thu Jun 11 at 7 PM at The Theater at City Tech (275 Jay St) ahead of the Rent Guidelines Board June 25 final vote at Hunter. Volunteers are canvassing tenants and landlords through organize.nyc.gov to drive RGB testimony for a freeze. The RGB preliminary vote in May set the 2026 range at 0-2% / 0-4%, leaving a freeze on the table but not guaranteed. Manhattan Institute critique that taxpayer-funded outreach amounts to lobbying remains active.

• keptPied-à-terre tax on $5M+ second homes
• brokenCorporate tax hike ($1.75B/year)
• brokenDouble DCWP budget to $135M
• brokenIncrease Human Rights Commission funding to $21M

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