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Nydia Velázquez: “We are losing 10,000 to 15,000 units a year to obsolescence or delay.”

On the recordApril 13, 2021
We are losing 10,000 to 15,000 units a year to obsolescence or delay.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Velazquez highlights the significant loss of public housing units due to neglect.

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