Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking aim at Democratic mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, accusing him of abusing the city’s rent-stabilization system by living in a $2,300-a-month Astoria apartment while earning $147,000 annually as a state lawmaker. Cuomo, now running as an independent after losing to Mamdani in June’s Democratic primary, says the apartment should go to a low-income family instead.
Ohio renters are facing growing financial pressure as housing costs continue to outpace wage growth, according to a new report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition and the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio. The study finds that the wage gap between what renters earn and what they need to afford housing has more than doubled in five years.
A new report reveals that mass migration has significantly increased rent costs across England, with the capital city of London seeing the most severe impact. The study, published by British think tank Onward, estimates that immigration since 2001 has added an average of £132 per month to rental costs in England—and a staggering £216 per month in London.
