Tag: Third Party Transfer Program

City task force to take fresh look at feared foreclosure program

June 14 | Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY

This story was originally published on June 14 by THE CITY. Following...

‘Stolen’ Brooklyn homes to be returned after judge slams city housing program

March 29 | By Mary Frost and Rob Abruzzese

In a victory for a handful of beleaguered homeowners, Brooklyn Supreme Court...

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams (third from left), Assemblymember Tremaine Wright (center, speaking) and State Senator Velmanette Montgomery (sixth from left) sponsored a packed hearing on the housing theft crisis in Brooklyn. Eagle photo by Mary Frost.

Brooklyn facing crisis in housing theft and foreclosures, advocates say

March 19 | Mary Frost

As real estate values in Brooklyn have gone through the roof, homeowners...

Protesters at Brooklyn Supreme Court Wednesday morning demanded that courts return homes confiscated from Brooklyn residents through the Third Party Transfer program. Many of the now-valuable homes had paid-off mortgages but were confiscated due to a late water bill or tax payment. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Protesters: Homes in gentrifying Brooklyn neighborhoods ‘stolen’ by city’s TPT program

February 13 | By Mary Frost

“We want our deeds back!” Homes in gentrifying black and brown communities...

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Councilmember Robert Cornegy called for an investigation into the “systematic” theft of homes in gentrifying black and brown communities in Brooklyn. Shown: Former home owner McConnell Dorce, attorney Yolande Nicholson, Councilmember Robert Cornegy, Borough President Eric Adams, former homeowner Marlene Saunders, Ralph Parker and Van Walker. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

Brooklyn officials demand full-scale investigation of home theft in black & brown neighborhoods

November 26 | Mary Frost

Marlene Saunders, a nurse who owns 27 Dean St., was talking to...