NYC Councilmember Chi Ossé arrested at anti-eviction protest

New York City Councilmember Chi Ossé was released from police custody on Wednesday after being arrested at a protest in support of a homeowner facing eviction. Ossé said he sought hospital treatment after his release.

Three others were arrested, including two who were also hospitalized. They had gathered outside a residence in Brooklyn's Bed-Stuy neighborhood, where city marshals were executing an eviction.

Ossé said the property owners were victims of "deed theft," a process where investors take ownership of homes through fraud in rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods where property values are skyrocketing.

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