Curtis Sliwa: “Some people have to pay 30% of what they make to the rent in…”

“… quarterback, he proposed the idea of apartment ownership for tenants of public housing like you, having co ops and condos, wonderful ownership at a minimal cost, people, because, you know, Some people have to pay 30% of what they make to the rent in NYCHA. Others are indigent and poor, they pay much less. Give them an opportunity to own something. That's the American dream. We've never done that. And notice public housing continues to digress and deteriorate.” (26:36–26:42)

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