Bronx Fire: Not Only a Tragedy, but Also a Housing Injustice
The fire, New York’s deadliest in decades, shows why pandemic-era housing policy Band-Aids aren’t enough.
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The fire, New York’s deadliest in decades, shows why pandemic-era housing policy Band-Aids aren’t enough.
A horrific apartment building fire that killed 17 New Yorkers on Jan. 9 has sparked lawsuits and public outrage against the building's three owners, which include a Portland firm.
Philadelphia On Jan. 5, 12 people, including nine children in an extended family, died in a row house fire in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood. All the victims were Black. Four days later on Jan. 9, a fire in a Bronx high-rise in New York City claimed 17 lives, including eight children.…
The effort is being spearheaded by Democratic Councilman Oswald Feliz, who was elected last year to represent a section of the Bronx that includes the Twin Parks apartment tower in Fordham Heights where a fire killed 17 people on Jan. 9, 2022.