The Annual Circus That Makes Landlords and Tenants Mad

A daily mix of stories about cities, city life, and our always evolving neighborhoods and skylines. [Curbed]( THURSDAY, JUNE 23 THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH [The Annual Circus That Makes Landlords and Tenants Mad]( Why is the Rent Guidelines Board vote always like this? And is there a fairer way? Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images This year, the Rent Guidelines Board [voted]( for the biggest rent hike in a decade, with a 3.25 percent increase on one-year leases and a 5 percent increase on two-year leases, but once again, both landlords and tenants walked away unhappy. It’s a dramatic annual ritual that always, no matter the increase or lack thereof, ends in universal discontent, lending at least the appearance of fairness to the proceedings. If everyone’s unhappy, then the board must be doing its job and balancing everyone’s interests, right? [Continue reading »]( Summer Sale: [Subscribe for 60% off](and unlock unlimited access to Curbed and everything New York. [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( The Latest [Julia Haart’s $65 Million Penthouse Is Politically Neutral Also it’s technically not her apartment.]( By Clio Chang [The Best Tailors in New York Equipped for any type of alterations.]( By Arielle Avila [The Look Book Goes to a WNBA Game On a recent Sunday at Barclays Center, we spoke to fans moments after the Chicago Sky beat the New York Liberty.]( By Kelsie Schrader and Jenna Milliner-Waddell [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Read More From Curbed]( Introducing Dinner Party, a lively new evening newsletter about everything that just happened. [Sign up]( to get it every weeknight. [GET THE NEWSLETTER]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe](param=curbed) | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2022, All rights reserved