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Ritchie Torres: The Bronx is Ground Zero for the housing crisis in America, a crisis of both housing quality and housing affordability.

On the recordApril 19, 2022
The Bronx is Ground Zero for the housing crisis in America, a crisis of both housing quality and housing affordability.
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Ritchie Torres
Democratic · New York

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Torres highlights the severe housing crisis in the Bronx.

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