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East Village real estate broker helps Ukrainian refugees find homes in NYC

Gabriella Oros, left, and a Ukrainian girl who fled the war at a recent Easter egg painting workshop in the East Village. Gabriella and her sister Lydia work for real estate Broker Bob Perl and play a key role in the Ukrainian Habitat Fund.
Jon Kalish
Gabriella Oros, left, and a Ukrainian girl who fled the war at a recent Easter egg painting workshop in the East Village. Gabriella and her sister Lydia work for real estate Broker Bob Perl and play a key role in the Ukrainian Habitat Fund.

Refugees from the war in Ukraine have fled to New York where one of their more daunting tasks is finding an apartment. A Manhattan real estate executive has been helping to find them apartments at reduced rents. There are two Ukrainian sisters who work for him and they are playing a key role in the effort.

WBGO’s Jon Kalish has the story.

For more information about the Ukrainian Habitat Fund, you can visit https://www.ukrainianhabitatfund.org/

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