Something struck me about the Rutland Plaza tenants’ protest and lawsuit that my colleague Ben Miller covered in New York Dirt. It was this quote from Patricia Walters, a 42-year Rutland Plaza tenant, referring to state funding announced in 2016 for the Brooklyn apartment complex: “What did you do with $96 million that you couldn’t fix our building thoroughly, so we wouldn’t be going through sewage issues, broken elevators, everything they were supposed to take care of?” she said. I divided $96 million by Rutland Plaza’s 438 units and got $219,000 per unit — enough for a fairly comprehensive overhaul. […]

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