Early Addition: Rent-stabilized rates increase by 3%

Also, ranked-choice voting isn't getting love from Mayor Eric Adams. [View this email in a browser.]( [Get a T-Shirt When You Donate!]( Gothamist relies on your support to make news available to all. This month only: You'll get a t-shirt when you become a member. [Donate Now]( [NYC board votes to increase rents on 1 million rent-stabilized units by 3%]( [first image]( [by Emily Nadal]( It’s Thursday in New York City, where [more than a million rent-stabilized apartments are increasing in price.]( The city’ Rent Guidelines Board voted Wednesday in favor of a 3% raise on one-year leases on rent stabilized apartments. For two-year leases, rent can increase by 2.75% for the first year and for the second year can go up by 3.2% of the previous year’s rent. Here’s what else is happening: - As a ranked-choice voting skeptic, Mayor Eric Adams is [declining to advise New Yorkers to make use of the system]( potentially blunting the impact of voters’ ballots. - The names of George Santos’ [two guarantors will finally be revealed]( today. - Some facilities housing migrants in NYC [don’t have showers,]( officials say, forcing people to travel offsite to bathe. - With congestion pricing on the horizon, taxi and rideshare drivers are questioning their financial fate. The MTA is [still unsure about how for-hire vehicles will be charged for the added tolls]( but a once-per-day cost or a bill to Uber and Lyft are some of the options on the table. - Two district attorney seats — in the Bronx and Queens— will be decided during Tuesday’s elections. [Get to know the candidates running.]( - TripAdvisor ranked the Empire State Building as the [top attraction to see in the United States]( with Central Park coming in second place. - Authorities say an FDNY firefighter [stole credit cards from a dead patient]( during an emergency call and then used them to purchase items. He was indicted Wednesday. - Not everyone is a fan of NYC’s Open Streets summer program which turns select streets into carless, public space on Sundays through October. Residents of one Brooklyn neighborhood [say the weekly festival is a nuisance.]( - The number of wildfires in New York and New Jersey are already up significantly from the year before and though forest fire agencies are deploying new methods to help ease the already hot season, [you can do your part to prevent fires too.]( - You can thank the Ninja Turtles for giving you the option to have a [Pizza Hut pizza delivered to you in subway stations]( this summer. - After initially opposing a proposal to cut property taxes for seniors in NJ, [Gov. Phil Murphy is now touting the landmark bill]( after coming to a compromise with Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin who introduced it. - A Price is Right contestant who was so excited about winning a trip to Hawaii [dislocated his shoulder while celebrating.]( - The NYPD agreed, after threats of a court order, to [share data and records with a new watchdog team]( created to investigate allegations of bias-based policing and racial profiling claims against officers after rejecting 100 records requests from the group. - Cycling tickets may not be as abundant as parking tickets in NYC, but they do happen, and when they do, [it leaves some riders questioning the whole system.]( “The ruling clique that runs this city is really putting the squeeze on us — getting every drop of blood they can out of working people.” - Marty Goodman, a retired mta transit worker [DISCUSSING THE RENT INCREASE DECISION FOR RENT-STABILIZED APARTMENTS.]( More from Gothamist [second image]( [9 easy getaways from New York City if you don’t have a car]( There’s so much fun to be had in New York City this summer, from swing dancing to outdoor movies to free beach concerts. But if you find yourself craving a chiller vibe and a little less concrete, we have good news: It’s very easy to escape NYC, even if you don’t have a car. [Election misinfo, AI-proof jobs and ChatGPT in schools: How AI could reshape NYC]( Artificial intelligence has the potential to grow New York City’s economy, but it also poses a threat “with the potential to displace workers, amplify bias, spread misinformation, infringe on copyrights, and undermine privacy.” [We Rely On Your Support]( [NY lawmakers close ‘Frankenstein’ loophole used by landlords to spike regulated rents]( New York lawmakers are closing a “Frankensteining” loophole in the state’s housing laws that allows landlords to combine empty rent-stabilized apartments and jack up the monthly price. 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