What is the tax lien sale, and how did it get started in New York City? The tax lien sale is the mechanism that New York City uses in order to basically collect delinquent taxes, water debt or ...

A public hearing on New York City’s controversial tax lien sale took a turn recently when protesters rushed the speaking area, chanting for task force members to “do your jobs, stop the sale that ...

“The city sells the lien sale as a financial enforcement tool, but ignores the fact that it is a pipeline to the affordable housing crisis.” A protestor at City Hall in 2023, calling for the end of ...

New York City’s Department of Finance has delayed its rekindled tax lien sale by two weeks. Instead of beginning on May 20, the sale is now set to commence June 3, giving homeowners more time to ...

The sale was slated for May 20, but the Adams administration agreed to delay it to June 3. As of Monday evening, the administration had made no announcement about delaying the sale again. Properties ...

CITYWIDE — MORE THAN 11,000 Brooklyn homes are at risk in the city’s 2025 tax lien sale, resumed after a pause since 2021, the city’s Department of Finance warns. The sale transfers unpaid property ...

Nearly one year ago, with very little fanfare, the City Council reauthorized the controversial program through 2028. The next one is slated for May 20, the first since December 2021.* For the ...

As the city prepares to hold the controversial tax lien sale for the first time since before the pandemic hit, housing advocates are warning that the program disproportionately targets Brooklyn’s most ...

EAST NEW YORK — THE EAST NEW YORK COMMUNITY LAND TRUST (ENYCLT) is holding three events during the first week of February. East New York and Brownsville residents are encouraged to join for a general ...