A group of landlords filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to overturn the new rent freeze on New York City apartments, the real-estate industry's first legal challenge to Mayor Zohran Mamdani's signature campaign issue.
James Fanelli is a reporter covering New York federal prosecutors and a former Greater New York bureau chief. His work focuses on themes such as government and politics, crime and justice, and white-collar crime, with a keen interest in elections, public policy, and security policy in the United States and beyond. James has been featured in notable publications including MarketWatch, Financial News, Yahoo Finance, and The Wall Street Journal.



