How to Squash a Squat (1989) - Documentary Movies 45 minutes. . 1989, New York City's Alphabet City and East Village. A year after the Tompkins Square Park Riot, squatters and their community allies try to stop the demolition of their building after an arson. Police forces occupy the neighborhood while the demolition continues. A portrait of an East Village that is no more. An homage to the voices and sounds of a neighborhood before its gentrification. new york city, police brutality, resistance, punk rock, squatter, nypd, squatting, lower east side, east village
How to Squash a Squat (1989)
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Released: Jan 01, 1989
Runtime: 45 minutes
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1989, New York City's Alphabet City and East Village. A year after the Tompkins Square Park Riot, squatters and their community allies try to stop the demolition of their building after an arson. Police forces occupy the neighborhood while the demolition continues. A portrait of an East Village that is no more. An homage to the voices and sounds of a neighborhood before its gentrification.