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Michael Blake: “When you have 27.9 poverty rate in the Bronx, we can't…”

Featuring: Michael Blake, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House New York, District 15

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Published June 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 29:04

Everybody, we want to keep hearing from you. Earlier tonight, I spoke at the Rent Guidelines Board meeting in the Bronx saying, you know, When you have 27.9 poverty rate in the Bronx, we can't increase rent right now. We gotta freeze the rent, protect our tenants. We gotta help our seniors. We have to help those that are disabled, make sure that the programs for rent income exemptions are being protected. (29:04–29:10)

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Asserts that the poverty rate in the Bronx is 27.9%, which justifies not increasing rent.

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