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Just weeks after the state imposed the strictest apartment rent regulations New York has ever seen, some retailers are now calling for their own rent protections.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to sign new legislation that will track retail vacancies and monitor leases and rents as the city moves to protect “mom-and-pop” stores.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to sign new legislation that will track retail vacancies and monitor leases and rents as the city moves to protect “mom-and-pop” stores.

The Real Estate Board of New York and its allies came out swinging during a City Hall hearing Monday on a controversial proposal to introduce commercial rent controls.

The New York Building Congress has entered the scrum over a City Council bill that would place rent controls on commercial properties. Carlo Scissura Carlo

Just weeks after the state imposed the strictest apartment rent regulations New York has ever seen, some retailers are now calling for their own rent protections.

The Real Estate Board of New York and its allies came out swinging during a City Hall hearing Monday on a controversial proposal to introduce commercial rent controls.

The New York Building Congress has entered the scrum over a City Council bill that would place rent controls on commercial properties. Carlo Scissura Carlo