Bushwick residents, elected officials march against ‘negligent landlords’
They Seek Stronger Enforcement by Mayor de Blasio
As gentrification continues in Bushwick, some landlords will inevitably try to evict low-income tenants. An organized march in the neighborhood on Sunday was part of a movement against this trend — a movement that already has the support of several powerful officials and has been given new hope by the election of Mayor Bill de Blasio.
As protests continue, landlords and speculators who are accused of forcing tenants into unlivable conditions increasingly find themselves in the spotlight.
In Sunday’s march, organized by Make the Road New York and Real Affordability for All, elected officials and tenants walked through the neighborhood to target landlords who they say are violating the city’s Housing Maintenance Code, refusing to make repairs and mistreating longtime low-income residents.