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Mayor Adams Announces

Reappointments and Appointments

to Rent Guidelines Board

Respected New York City Leaders Will Bring Decades of Experience Across Academia, Law,

Finance, and Advocacy to Rent Guidelines Board

OUR BUREAU
NEW YORK, NY

ew York City Mayor Eric
Adams has announced four
Nappointments and reappoint-
ments to the Rent Guidelines Board.
Arpit Gupta has been reappointed as
a public representative while Christi-
na Smyth has been reappointed as an
owner representative.
Additionally, Lliam Finn has
been appointed as a public represen-
tative and Sagar Sharma has been
appointed as a tenant representative.
The members bring decades of expe-
rience across a diverse range of fields and the management of urban street uty director at Legal Services NYC, playgrounds, grocery stores, accessi-
from housing policy to public advo- space. Gupta was the recipient of the where he has worked in the Hous- ble transit stations, and libraries.
cacy and reflect the Adams adminis- 2016 Top Finance Graduate Award ing Unit since 2018 helping to fight Further, the Adams administra-
tration’s ongoing commitment to af- at Copenhagen Business School. He poverty and seek justice for low-in- tion is actively working to strength-
fordable housing and evidence-based holds a B.S. in mathematics from the come New Yorkers. Sharma earned en tenant protections and support
policymaking. University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in a B.A. in political science from The homeowners. The “Partners in Pres-
“From passing historic zoning re- finance and economics from Colum- City College of the City University of ervation” program was expanded
forms to creating record amounts of bia Business School. New York (CUNY) and a J.D. from citywide in 2024 through a $24 mil-
affordable housing, we are proud to He was previously appointed to CUNY Law School. lion investment in local organizations
be the most pro-housing administra- the Rent Guidelines Board in 2022 Sharma has been appointed as a to support tenant organizing and
tion in city history. We’re using every and is being reappointed as a public tenant representative. combat harassment in rent-regulat-
tool in our toolbox to tackle our city’s representative. LLIAM FINN is a senior financial ed housing. The Homeowner Help
housing crisis, and that includes ap- CHRISTINA SMYTH, Esq. is advisor with Merrill Lynch, where he Desk, a trusted one-stop shop for
pointing smart, seasoned experts to the founder and owner of Smyth focuses on large market retirement low-income homeowners to receive
the city’s Rent Guidelines Board,” Law PC, a real estate law practice plans. In addition to his work in the financial and legal counseling from
said Mayor Adams. that represents multifamily residen- financial sector, Finn served as a na- local organizations, was also expand-
“These respected appointees tial building owners, operators, and val officer for six years. Finn received ed citywide in 2024 with a $13 million
bring decades of experience in the management companies throughout his M.B.A. from Fordham University funding commitment.
housing sector and I am confident Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and as well as a B.S. in economics from Finally, Mayor Adams and mem-
they will serve as responsible stew- the Bronx. She is also an adjunct in- the United States Naval Academy. bers of his administration success-
ards of our city’s housing stock, using structor at the New York University Finn has been appointed as a fully advocated for new tools in the
facts and data to reach the right de- Real Estate Institute. Smyth has been public representative. 2024 New York state budget that are
cision for both tenants and property a member of the Real Estate Services Building on the success of City of already helping spur the creation
owners.” Alliance since 2011 and is a commit- Yes for Housing Opportunity, May- of urgently needed housing. These
ARPIT GUPTA is associate tee member of the New York State or Adams unveiled his “City of Yes tools include a new tax incentive for
professor of finance at New York Bar Association’s Lawyers Assistance for Families” strategy in his State of multifamily rental construction, a
University Stern School of Business, Program. She holds a B.A. in politi- the City address earlier this year to tax incentive program to encourage
where his research focuses on using cal science from Fordham University build more homes and create more office conversions to create more
large datasets to understand default and a J.D. from St. John’s University family-friendly neighborhoods across affordable units, lifting the arbitrary
dynamics in household finance, real School of Law. New York City. Under City of Yes for “floor-to-area ratio” cap that held
estate, and corporate finance. His in- Smyth was previously appointed Families, the Adams administration back affordable housing production
terests in policy research include real to the Rent Guidelines Board in 2022 is advancing more housing on city- in certain high-demand areas of the
estate, housing, and land-use regula- and is being re-appointed as an own- owned sites, creating new tools to city, and the ability to create a pilot
tion, as well as transit, infrastructure, er representative. support homeownership, and build- program to legalize and make safe
public finance, pedestrianization, SAGAR SHARMA is the dep- ing more housing alongside schools, basement apartments.

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