Mamdani Names Dina Levy as NYC Housing Leader and Pledges ‘Rental Rip-off’ Hearings
The New York Times••nation
Key Points:
- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani prioritized housing issues early in his term by appointing Dina Levy as the city’s housing commissioner and signing an executive order for tenant hearings.
- Dina Levy, an affordable housing advocate and former state official, was named to lead the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, transitioning from external advocacy to internal leadership.
- The mayor announced a series of public “rental rip-off” hearings within his first 100 days to gather tenant complaints about poor living conditions, including building disrepair and rodent infestations.
- These hearings aim to expose substandard housing conditions and will inform a report to guide the administration’s future housing policies.
- The announcement took place at a historic Bronx apartment building known as
