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Dozens of NY Housing Activists Arrested Demanding Halt to Looming Evictions

HeadlineOct 02, 2020

In New York, over a dozen housing activists were arrested Thursday as hundreds of protesters took to the streets demanding local lawmakers take action on a full eviction moratorium and tenant protection during the pandemic. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has failed to extend a pandemic eviction ban, which expired yesterday as rent came due. 

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