Eighty-one percent of residents living in five public housing complexes across the Rockaway peninsula are in desperate need of immediate repairs to their apartments. That’s according to a new study by the Regional Plan Association — conducted with Community Voices Heard — a grassroots group fighting for housing justice. Their analysis found more than half of the 700 plus people surveyed need bathroom repairs and 45 percent need kitchen repairs.

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Posted on: July 10, 2020