Mamdani Rent Freeze Scheme Ripped as ‘Theater’ by Landlord Rep — as She Resigns in Protest Hours Before Vote

A pro-landlord member of the city’s Rent Guidelines Board resigned in protest Thursday just hours before an anticipated vote to approve a rent freeze — arguing the panel was stacked to make Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign pledge a reality.

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“She didn’t just quit, she pulled the fire alarm on her way out the door,” said Massimo D’Angelo, Real Estate attorney and partner at Blank Rome. 

“For Smyth, this was never an independent dialogue between tenants and owners; it was a pre-written political script, and she refused to read her lines,” he told The Post.

D’Angelo said he believed legal action could ensue if a rent freeze was approved, stressing the RGB was “supposed to be bipartisan.”

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"Mamdani Rent Freeze Scheme Ripped as ‘Theater’ by Landlord Rep — as She Resigns in Protest Hours Before Vote," by Hannah Fierick and David Propper was published in the New York Post on June 25, 2026.