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Displaced tenants from Wallace Avenue fire urge faster rehousing; board asks elected officials to follow up
Summary
Tenants displaced after a fire at 2910 Wallace Avenue told Community Board 11 they remain without stable housing and urged immediate help; the board invited elected officials present to assist and asked attendees to follow up after the meeting.
Tenants displaced by a building fire at 2910 Wallace Avenue urged Bronx Community Board 11 and elected representatives to accelerate rehousing efforts, describing ongoing displacement and shelter stays months after the incident.
Yolanda Richardson, introduced at the board’s housing and land‑use discussion as a tenant association leader from 2910 Wallace Avenue, told the board: “We want it now. … Many of us are working class. We don't qualify for low income subsidies…
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