USA: 'Too damn high' - Thousands march across Brooklyn Bridge against soaring rent prices

Over a thousand tenants and union members marched across New York’s Brooklyn Bridge demanding elected officials take action to address the city’s housing crisis amid soaring rent prices.

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Huge crowds of demonstrators were seen crossing the iconic bridge with brass instruments and banners and signs with slogans such as, 'The rent is too damn high' and 'Housing could be free'.

“Politicians have me sick and disgusted with their lies, their deceit,” a protester shouted through a megaphone.

“They keep blaming us for violence. They’re the ones guilty of violence out here. They’re causing us trauma every day,” she continued. “I think it’s really important that everybody shows up and shows support in this way. To be visible and to show the power of a collective that is in support of housing justice,” added a second protester.

According to local media, the protesters were calling on officials to pass new legislation which would protect tenants from unfair evictions and sudden rent increases. They were also demanding a scheme to provide vulnerable tenants with rental assistance vouchers.

According to Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting in 2021, New Yorkers have a one in nine chance of being in extreme debt to a landlord and a one six chance of paying over 30 per cent of their income on rent.

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