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Queen Latifah breaks ground on housing development in Newark
Clip: 4/26/2022 | 1m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Some 16 units will be set aside as affordable housing
Newark native rapper, actress and philanthropist Queen Latifah helped break ground on a new multi-family housing development in Newark, a plan she’s been working on for more than a decade. The project would transform properties on the corner of Springfield Avenue and South 17th street into mixed-use space to revitalize and beautify the neighborhood.
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Queen Latifah breaks ground on housing development in Newark
Clip: 4/26/2022 | 1m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Newark native rapper, actress and philanthropist Queen Latifah helped break ground on a new multi-family housing development in Newark, a plan she’s been working on for more than a decade. The project would transform properties on the corner of Springfield Avenue and South 17th street into mixed-use space to revitalize and beautify the neighborhood.
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