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A demonstrator protests against real estate developer Benjamin Shaoul and gentrification in Chinatown (Manhattan). They hold up a poster that reads, "BENJAMIN SHAOUL HANDS OFF CHINATOWN."

Interior shot of a green staircase in shared building with dilapidated and dirty walls.

A sign hung on scaffolding that reads, "THE MACHINERY / EXCHANGE / WWW.MACHINERYEXCHANGECONDO.COM" that is advertising for new condos being constructed. A picture of the proposed building is next to the words.

Photograph of a neglected and dilapidated hallway in a Chinatown (Manhattan) apartment building. The tan laminate floor tiles in the left corner of the hallway are completely obscured by a thick layer of black grime.

A close-up shot of a damaged bathtub and sink in the bathroom of an apartment building in Chinatown (Manhattan). The tub's shower curtain is pulled back to reveal missing tiles on the wall and bathroom floor, a missing bathtub faucet (water dribbles…

A group of Chinatown Tenants Union members at a demonstration against rent increase holding banners and signs that read from left to right "L.E.S. SAYS NO TO RENT INCREASE," "0%," "NO RENT INCREASE," "UNITED TENANTS (obscured)," "HOME RULE FOR TENANT…