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Affordable Housing Developments At Empty Harlem Lots To Move Forward
Permits have been filed for four affordable housing developments at a quartet of city-owned vacant lots in East Harlem.

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Permits have been filed for four affordable housing developments at a quartet of city-owned vacant lots in East Harlem.

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