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Almost 2,000 Southern Brooklyn Buildings Endangered By Unpaid Debts

Photo by Bensonhurst BeanThere are nearly 2,000 buildings in southern Brooklyn on the City’s tax lien sale list — 1,410 of which are small, family homes, according to the Center for New York City Neighborhoods (CNYCN) [http://cnycn.org/NYC-tax-lien-sale/]. The City’s Department of Finance sells tax

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Almost 2,000 Southern Brooklyn Buildings Endangered By Unpaid Debts

Photo by Leon LipkovichThere are nearly 2,000 buildings in southern Brooklyn on the City’s tax lien sale list — 1,410 of which are small, family homes, according to the Center for New York City Neighborhoods (CNYCN) [http://cnycn.org/NYC-tax-lien-sale/]. The City’s Department of Finance sells tax

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Flood Insurance Affordability Study Will Focus On Sheepshead Bay & Gerritsen

Homes along Emmons Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Three years ago, many residents of Sheepshead Bay and its surrounding neighborhoods awoke to find themselves living as refugees after Sandy’s floodwaters engulfed their homes. Those who made it through the gauntlet of bureaucratic red tape and rebuilt, now face

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Neighborhood Recovery Fund Looks To Cover Unmet Housing Needs

Still need some financial help to bridge the gap between insurance and FEMA funds in your personal Sandy Recovery? Neighborhood Recovery Fund (NRF) is a fund created to provide financial assistance to homeowners devastated by Hurricane Sandy, and they’re seeking applications. The NRF’s main goal is to make