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'If These People Don't Pay, I Don't Work': Building Contractors Protest Rent Reform


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Elizabeth Kim

Published May 17, 2019

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Contractors showed up to protest a hearing in May on rent reform at Medger Evers College.
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Elizabeth Kim is a reporter on the People and Power desk who covers mayoral power. She previously covered the pandemic, housing, redevelopment and public spaces. A native of Queens, she speaks fluent Mandarin. Got a tip? Email [email protected]

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