Could New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board be getting its Hollywood moment?
The name of Douglas Elliman agent and reality TV star Eleonora Srugo was reported by the New York Post as one of six candidates nominated by Mayor Eric Adams in an attempt to capture the RGB in an effort to thwart his likely successor Zohran Mamdani’s attempts to ‘freeze’ rents.
However, Srugo remains cautious about the prospect, although he admits he has had early discussions.
“I have the will and desire to serve my city as a lifelong New Yorker and have robust experience that makes me think about how I can be useful in this administration,” she said. “I must consider and weigh how my participation in the entertainment and non-scripted television world will impact any board I may join and vice versa.”
The potential to add another hyphen to her multi-hyphenate lifestyle may make it difficult for her to juggle a nomination, she said.
Netflix has not yet announced whether the show she stars in, “Selling the City,” will be renewed for season two.
During a conversation with The real deal in which she largely denied the nomination rumors, she also took the time to point out that because she doesn’t work with landlords as an agent, she would have no conflict of interest in a case where she were ultimately nominated.
Srugo also disclosed that she had held preliminary discussions with a senior official in the Adams administration and received application paperwork from the mayor’s office, but did not complete or submit anything.
The one thing she emphatically denied was discussing a possible appointment with Adams, who has ultimate authority over who to put on the board.
“Never, never, never, ever have I ever discussed this with the mayor,” she said. “And we talk all day.”
The Post reported that Adams plans to appoint at least six new members of the RGB.
Srugo was a staunch supporter of Adams during his time in office. She has a long-standing friendship with the mayor, with the two often appearing at each other’s events or in photos together. In July, Srugo launched a PAC in support of Adams’ re-election bid, which he ended last month.
Like much of the city’s real estate community, she has also been vocal in her opposition to a Mamdani mayoralty. During a recent radio appearance, she offered a blunt assessment: “I think he’s a total loser.”
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