They'll just refuse to rent to anyone who doesn't agree to the data collection. Fortunately they won't "just" be allowed to do that. Tenant law is quite robus

They'll just refuse to rent to anyone who doesn't agree to the data collection. Fortunately they won't "just" be allowed to do that. Tenant law is quite robust in NYC, and most likely such requirements (or even asking about them) will be prohibited as well.