Overview
- Chi Ossé, who joined a protest in Bedford-Stuyvesant around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, was taken into custody while opposing the eviction of constituent Carmella Charrington.
- The NYPD said he received a desk appearance ticket and will be charged with obstruction of governmental administration and two counts of disorderly conduct.
- Video posted by his office shows officers pulling him to the ground and handcuffing him during the confrontation outside the Jefferson Avenue home.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin called the manner of the arrest concerning and said they would follow up with the NYPD.
- Allies link the eviction to an active deed-theft dispute, describing deed theft as fraudulent title transfers that can strip long-time owners of their homes, and Ossé has been pushing for a temporary moratorium on such evictions.