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TAKING ON THE CITY’S WORST LANDLORDS

Mice infestations, lead paint, mold plus lack of heat, water, and electricity! Public advocate Jumaane Williams is cracking down on the city’s worst landlords and gives us a front row seat to the fight. Plus, he shares his views on the new COVID lockdown of the NYC ghost town that is still very much alive as well as the “toxic machismo” driving the governing of the city and the state.

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