BronxTalk: Commercial Rents

BronxTalk · August 12, 2026

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Show open; controller report and guest introductions

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0:39 → 1:50(1m 11s)

Host Gary opened BronxTalk with data from the city controller: an 11% storefront vacancy rate (about 15,700 empty storefronts) and that 90% of those have been vacant more than nine months. He introduced Jean Marie Evely of City Limits and Whitney Hu of Small Business United as guests to discuss commercial rents and vacant storefronts.

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On BronxTalk, host Gary discussed a new controller report and a City Limits/Small Business United study showing high storefront vacancy in New York City (11%, about 15,700 units) and explored the proposed Small Business Rent Stabilization Act, its provisions, and the prospects and objections around creating a commercial rent guidelines board.

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