My family believed in the American dream. My mom cleaned houses and was a small businesswoman in a way. Right. She cleaned houses. She was not employed by anybody. My dad, he was born while the Bronx was burning and every building around him was collapsing by the arson that was so widespread, by landlords trying to get claims on their insurance. And when he was six years old, he decided that he wanted to be one of the people that built those buildings back up. (16:03–16:21)
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Asserts that during the time her father was born, widespread arson in the Bronx was caused by landlords seeking insurance claims.
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