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February 12, 2005
New Yorkers rally for affordable housing
From the People's Weekly World:
Housing activists charge that the mayor supports many real estate developments that benefit big business, but has aggravated the housing crisis for regular people.Reginald Bowman, representing Rep. Major Owens (D-N.Y.), told the World that housing plans must take into account the needs of community residents. Referring to plans of Ratner, a developer whose corporation is trying to redevelop downtown Brooklyn in a way that would force out many community residents, Bowman said Rep. Owens is supporting an alternative. “He is an advocate for making sure that the community has affordable housing and the kind of planning for neighborhoods that makes sure the working class and the poor always have some place to live.”
Posted by amy at February 12, 2005 11:43 AM