Squatters of the Lower East Side
99% Invisible
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The Squatters Don't Leave
In 1999, a secret negotiation between the city and squatters started to unfold. They began to discuss what had once seemed impossible: legalization. "I remember being surprised by the fact that we were going to have this discussion," she says. 'It was just hard to fathom'
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