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Homeowners hurting from the pandemic in Central Brooklyn will now be able to get more free one-on-one housing help, financial assistance and legal services thanks to an expanding initiative launched this weekend.
On Saturday, volunteers starting in Restoration Plaza fanned out and hit the streets, bodegas and businesses of Bed-Stuy to get the word out to thousands of homeowners about the growth of the Homeowner Help Desk.
The Desk is a free service set up to help at-risk homeowners keep their properties, particularly in the Black and Brown communities that have been targets of predatory lending, deed theft and property scams, and are now bearing the brunt of the pandemic.
As Brooklyn begins the road to recovery, many homeowners are currently facing their most difficult financial challenges since last March, Center for NYC Neighborhoods (CNYCN) CEO Christie Peale…
