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A brownstone in Chinatown has a painter's rope balcony suspended halfway up. Four painters are working to paint it a bland tan color in order to attract renters, as both the brownstone and the ground floor, graffitied storefront have "for rent"'…

A woman stands with her back to the camera looking at a gated storefront in Chinatown. Its yellow sign with black Chinese characters is obscured by three "Store for Rent" signs. Its protective grate, like the building to its right, is covered in…

A woman at a microphone makes a speech standing in front of protest signs, the largest of which displays the name and logo of the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF).

A woman surrounded by other protestors holds up a white rectangular sign that reads, "'The Protocols of Zion' Anti-Asian Style."

Several women hold large banners as they march down the sidewalk in Times Square, watched over by a policeman.

CAAAV meeting on organizing community power in the community for better services in Chinatown.

Panelists Yin and Maguigan spoke at a forum on community organizing efforts.

Teenagers from Chinatown and Harlem protest against gentrification in New York City.

Mirror on bathroom wall depicts structural problems within this room and the generally inadequate living conditions here.

Image focusses on a corner of an apartment building stairwell, in which bags of garbage, a broken toilet, and other items have been discarded. One can also see the general filth of the building and the extremely narrow stairwells that contribute to…