Occupy Wall Street Repairs Foreclosed Brooklyn Home for Needy Family

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After moving into a foreclosed East New York home a day earlier, Occupy Wall Street protestors began tackling the difficult task of repairing the house Wednesday, the New York Times reported. The Brooklyn home is in bad shape with mold, partially knocked down walls and no water or electricity. Construction and architecture experts have been brought in to examine the house, the Times said. The house’s occupation and repairs are part of a larger movement that took place in more than 20 states Tuesday to move into foreclosed homes and give them to needy families. According to the Times, the police and the bank have not tried to remove the demonstrators from the Vermont Avenue home, but a police car is stationed outside the house to “keep the peace,” said a department spokesman.

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