>Meanwhile renters, who appear to be a slim majority of citizens in the area, are not organized and do not vote reliably. Rent control / stabilization gives th

>Meanwhile renters, who appear to be a slim majority of citizens in the area, are not organized and do not vote reliably. Rent control / stabilization gives them an incentive to not allow construction as perhaps they, like all humans, oppose change but now don't have to face the negative consequences of opposing it. 50% of apartments in NYC are under some form of rent control / stabilization.