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Tenement Housing
low-rise apartment buildings–many of them concentrated in the city's Lower East Side neighborhood–were all too often cramped, poorly lit and lacked indoor plumbing and proper ventilation -
Monopolies
the exclusive possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service -
Working conditions
For those in the industrial sector, organized labor unions fought for better wages, reasonable hours and safer working conditions -
Government conditions
