What is deed theft and how does it relate to Black displacement in Brooklyn?

A woman fighting eviction from the home her family has lived in for 60 years has drawn community support and outrage in Brooklyn. Carmella Charrington and her family say
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Deed theft in New York: People are stealing Black families’ homes they’ve owned for generations

Long-standing Black homeowners in Brooklyn are being targeted by deed theft scams that have led to the loss of their most valuable asset.

AG Letitia James contradicts own office over alleged ‘deed theft’ that led to NYC councilman’s protest arrest

A deed theft that wasn’t deed theft has led to: state Attorney General Letitia James denying what her own office said, a showboat councilman playing the victim to the NYPD and Mayor Zohran Mamdani launching a whole new city office.

Four Arrested, Including Councilman, at Protest Against Deed Theft

City Councilman Chi Ossé and others were detained in Brooklyn at a demonstration against a practice that has led to the eviction of many longtime homeowners.

State says NYC protest where NYPD arrested Chi Ossé was not deed theft

State officials swatted down claims of deed theft after Council Member Chi Ossé was arrested at an eviction protest Wednesday morning.