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Squatting in the City

May 2, 2014 by Leila Roos

By Leila Roos Q&A with Frank Morales This interview has been edited for clarity. Housing activist Frank Morales is an advocate of “the direct action approach,” which is “securing a place to live by seizing, renovating and defending it.” Morales, 65, began squatting in the South Bronx during the urban decay of the late ’70s, […]

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It’s well known that New York City is short on space. The city is filled with skyscrapers, overcrowded apartments and small squares of grass that double as parks. Yet, from midtown to the farthest flung reaches of subway and bus lines, unused spaces are a constant. What happens when a space is forgotten, and how do New Yorkers fight to reclaim it? Vacant lots, deserted buildings and empty storefronts: this is a study in the before, the during and the after of those abandoned spaces.
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