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NYCHA disrepair and privatization, “urban cleansing,” and the battle over the future of New York
Everyone living in NYCHA projects has seen the signs of public housing falling apart over the last decade: buildings with water leaks and no heat in the winter, and apartments with mold, broken pipes, holes in the walls, rat and roach infestations, and broken appliances. This is why we say that NYCHA is the biggest slumlord in New York. Why is NYCHA allowing public housing to deteriorate? Why does NYCHA…
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The struggle in the Jacob Riis housing projects over the contaminated water scandal, Fall 2022
In September 2022, Dare to Struggle responded to a scandal in the Jacob Riis housing projects in the Lower East Side of Manhattan when arsenic was detected in the water at the development after people had reported getting sick and rashes from the water for weeks. We organized two protests, multiple mass meetings, and helped […]
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The People’s Tribunal on the Water Crisis and Neglect of NYCHA Residents
At The People’s Tribunal on the Water Crisis and Neglect of NYCHA Residents on December 7th 2022, NYCHA and City officials were found guilty of gross criminal negligence by residents of public housing. The City hasn’t done anything in all their sham meetings and hearings, so the people have had to take it upon themselves […]
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