Civic ReportNo. 34 March 2003Who Really Benefits from New York City’s Rent Regulation System?
Table 4: Subsidies Generated By Rent Stabilization, By Borough, New York City, 1999
Borough
Total Number of Stabilized Units
Median Stabilized Rent
Median Renter Household Income
Median Subsidy
Subsidy as Percent of Rent, Median
1999
1993
Bronx
185,406
$550
$18,904
$58
10%
11%
Brooklyn
268,822
$607
$25,154
$5
1%
5%
Lower and Mid-Manhattan
238,425
$1000
$47,000
$397
37%
19%
Upper Manhattan1
111,215
$600
$22,500
$9
2%
*
Queens
196,691
$690
$30,000
Staten Island
10,341
$650
New York City Total
1,010,900
$31,000
$42
6%
7%
Notes:* Effectively zero1. Includes Lower East Side / Chinatown
Table 5: Median Rents and Income Levels, New York City, 1993–1999
Median Contract Rent
% Increase
Unregulated
640
750
17%
Stabilized
525
650
24%
Median Household Income
25000
37000
48%
20160
28000
39%
Table 6: Median Rents By Borough, New York City, 1993–1999
600
700
450
550
22%
500
607
21%
Lower- and Mid-Manhattan
1090
2029
86%
1000
33%
716
486
23%
675
564
690
575
13%
15%
Note:1. Includes Lower East Side / Chinatown
Table 7: Deregulation of All Stabilized Units, Median Predicted Rent Changes and Number of Units Affected, By Borough, New York City
100% Deregulation
Median Rent Change from Deregulation
Median Percent Rent Change
$37
$218
$8
Notes:* Effectively Zero1. Includes Lower East Side / Chinatown
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