Michael Che to Pay Rent for br NYC Public Housing Tenants The ‘SNL' star will cover one month's rent br for 160 units in the NYC public housing project br his late grandmother lived in. The 'Weekend Update' host br recently lost his grandmother due br to complications from COVID-19. Che also expressed how "crazy" br it is that public housing tenants br are still expected to make rent br during the pandemic. Michael Che, br via Instagram He added that he hopes “the city has a br better plan for debt forgiveness for all br the people in public housing at the very least.