Investigation and reports files, 1919-1922.

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Investigation and reports files, 1919-1922.

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This series contains information about rents, banking, insurance, labor, and construction supply gathered by the committee while investigating the high cost of housing. The bulk of the series consists of reports written by the committee from the information gathered detailing abuses which increased housing costs.

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New York State Archives

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New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee on Housing

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Many of the problems caused by the construction trades industry were epitomized by groups like the Building Trades Council (BTC). The committee exposed Council President Robert P. Brindell's practice of using threats, selling "strike insurance," and manipulating the labor supply to extort money from builders and contractors. Initially Brindell, operating under a charter of the American Federation of Labor, gained control of the wrecking trade. Since demolition of old bui...