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One of those counterproductive policies was slum clearance, which paved the way for public housing.

Firefighters and emergency responders searched into the afternoon for anyone who may have been trapped under the mounds of rubble outside the building, which is part of a public housing development in the Bronx.

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More recently, HUD reportedly planned to require all local public housing authorities to identify such families to the federal agency.

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Similarly, reggaetón developed in the working-class barrios and public housing developments of Puerto Rico.

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Most were in public housing or emergency shelters, but about 800 were considered "on the street".

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