Return of Rent Control: Brad Lander and Candidates Push for Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning

In 1971, the State of New York passed the Urstadt Law, which took away New York City's ability to set rent controls that were stricter than what the state-dominated by considerably more conservative upstate politicians-would allow.

http://observer.com/2013/08/return-of-rent-control-brad-lander-and-candidates-push-for-mandatory-inclusionary-zoning/