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Mayor Mamdani Launches Organize NYC to Mobilize New Yorkers to Testify at Rent Guidelines Board
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37:15Now PlayingOrganize NYC brings the people-powered movement that elected the Mayor into City governance
“For us to be complacent in accepting of a process where 0.02% of those impacted are testifying is to me a failure of civic engagement. And what this office and our partners are dedicated towards is ensuring that far more New Yorkers understand not only the responsibility government has but the role they have,” said Mayor Mamdani.
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Tascha Van Auken, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement, announced the launch of Organize NYC, a long-term initiative to bring mass public participation into the work of governing.
The effort begins with a campaign focused on upcoming Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) hearings. Volunteers will canvass across the city to encourage tenants and landlords to testify ahead of the Board’s June vote, which will determine whether rents increase or remain the same for more than 2 million New Yorkers. The RGB considers public testimony as part of its decision-making process.
Organize NYC will begin canvassing in early May in:
• Concourse, the Bronx
• Jackson Heights, Queens
• Northern Washington Heights, Manhattan
• East Village, Manhattan
• Flatbush, Brooklyn
New Yorkers can sign up to canvass at: organize.nyc.gov.
Organize NYC will not advocate for any specific outcome in the RGB vote or guide what participants say if they choose to testify. Instead, the campaign focuses on ensuring more New Yorkers can take part in decisions that directly impact their lives.
Last year, about 400 people testified at RGB hearings, even though the RGB’s decisions affect more than 2 million New Yorkers. Organize NYC aims to close that gap by growing awareness and participation citywide.
Upcoming Rent Guidelines Board hearings:
• Queens: Thursday, June 4, 5 p.m., Jamaica Performing Arts Center Auditorium; 153-10 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432
• Bronx: Monday, June 8, 5 p.m., Main Theatre of Hostos Community College; 450 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451
• Brooklyn: Thursday, June 11, 7 p.m., The Theater at City Tech, NYC College of Technology; 275 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
• Manhattan: Tuesday, June 16, 5 p.m., Symphony Space; 2537 Broadway & 95th Street, New York, NY 10025
The Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement will also host an NYC 101 training to break down the affordability crisis, explain how city government works and connect New Yorkers with ways to get involved.
Sign up at organize.nyc.gov.
April 29, 2026
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