“Un-f*cking-believable”: Actors hired for landlord “zombie” demonstration say they feel manipulated

In their defense, they said the performance would be theatrical.  But when Humberto Lopes’ Gotham Housing Alliance showed up to one of New York’s rental board hearings with a team of zombies carrying flags and signs, there was perhaps more dramatic tension than anticipated.  The crowd of zombies, complete with dripping blood and rotting teeth, filled out a crowd of small landlords who had come to discuss how a rent freeze would affect them.  The zombies, it turns out, were paid actors — and not told about the nature of their performance. Many said they did not wish to be […]

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