SNL cast member Michael Che is honoring his grandmother in the most generous way possible—by lightening the financial burden of the residents living the same housing complex where she once lived.
The “Saturday Night Live” star said his grandmother died of COVID-19 and he wanted to honor her memory by paying the rents of residents living at the housing complex where she once lived.is honoring his grandmother in the most generous way possible -- by lightening the financial burden of the residents living the same housing complex where she once lived.
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"I know that's just a drop in the bucket. So I really hope the city has a better plan for debt forgiveness for all the people in public housing, AT THE VERY LEAST," he added before calling on New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and
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