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The author (speaking) and other Interline tenants rallied outside a city public-assistance office in Jamaica, Queens to demand the vouchers for people trying to escape three-quarter houses.
A recent court ruling ‘is just the latest in a storied history of a systemic disregard for the dignity and humanity of people who live in three-quarter houses.’
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