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Around 250 tenants and advocates gathered in the northeast Bronx on March 11 to continue the fight to cancel rent in New York City. The Bronx is home to one of the highest populations of working-class renters in the city, in addition to being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Organizers rallied then marched to the office of New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, demanding action from legislators to prevent an eviction wave that will come if rent is not canceled for all tenants. Heastie has downplayed the housing crisis.
The action was organized by Housing Justice for All, Community Action for Safe Apartments, the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition and others. There, tenants explained that the injustice of an already unacceptable housing situation has been exacerbated by the pandemic. And demanded action from the government.