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Jose Lopez from Make the Road Talks about Illegal Practices of Bushwick Landlords

Around 100 Bushwick residents gathered around apartment buildings where long-term residents have been complaining about landlord harassment and rallied in defense of their tenants rights on Sunday April 6, 2014

Jose Lopez from Make the Road Talks about Illegal Practices of Bushwick Landlords
Jose Lopez leads a chant during the tenants protest in Bushwick. Photos by Bernadette Baker.

Jose Lopez from Make the Road Talks about Illegal Practices of Bushwick Landlords

Around 100 Bushwick residents gathered around apartment buildings where long-term residents have been complaining about landlord harassment and rallied in defense of their tenants rights on Sunday April 6, 2014

Jose Lopez from Make the Road Talks about Illegal Practices of Bushwick Landlords

Around 100 Bushwick residents gathered around apartment buildings where long-term residents have been complaining about landlord harassment and rallied in defense of their tenants rights on Sunday April 6, 2014. The action was part of a new coalition in New York, “Real Affordability For All” (RAFA), which hopes to curb gentrification in Brooklyn and influence Mayor Bill DeBlasio in time for his city wide housing plan to be announced on May 1, 2014.

In “ There Is No Sweet Spot For Gentrification ,” filmmaker Andrew Padilla debunks the assumption that gentrification is an inevitable process and part of the natural change of cities and reveals…

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