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EPISODE · Sep 3, 2026 · 25 MIN

Manhattan Rents Hit All-Time High As Socialist Mayor Mamdani Wrecks Supply

from News For Reasonable People · host Sean Reynolds

Manhattan just set a new all-time record — median rent at $5,295 a month, average rent at $6,655, and a studio will cost you over $4,000. This happened under Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who ran on affordability and has spent his tenure freezing rents, threatening to seize landlord units, and doing everything possible to make it less attractive to build or hold rental property in New York City. Rental inventory dropped 22 percent year-over-year. Supply and demand don't care about campaign promises.Every policy move Mamdani makes that punishes landlords or discourages new construction tightens the pressure cooker on the tenants he claims to protect. Lenders are pulling back from multifamily financing. Landlords are abandoning the market. The people left holding the bag are the renters who believed the pitch — now competing over fewer units at record prices.Sean also draws the line to Seattle, where newly-elected socialist council member Katie Wilson ran the same affordability playbook. New York's rent data is the preview. The math doesn't change because the zip code does.Subscribe to @reasonablenews and hit the notification bell for daily coverage of the stories that actually matter.#NFRP #Manhattan #MamdaniGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS 🌟https://ReasonableTV.com/🛍️ MERCH - https://Store.ReasonableTV.com/💬 JOIN our FREE Discord Community! Share stories, chat with fellow enthusiasts, and stay in the loop: https://discord.com/invite/uJGWFpgDcY🌐 NOT on Discord? CHAT with us right on the site — free account, no app needed: https://ReasonableTV.com/community/👍🏼 SMASH that LIKE button & SUBSCRIBE for daily videos that dive into the latest news! https://youtube.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeopleSTAY CONNECTED:🔗 Rumble - https://Rumble.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 Facebook - https://www.Facebook.com/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 iTunes - https://Apple.co/2MkFziJ🔗 Spotify - https://Spoti.fi/2Dh8EoL

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