Amsterdam News | Brooklyn’s deed theft crisis is about more than property — it’s about erasure

Michael Bailey's Op-Ed via Amsterdam News

With Rampant Real Estate Theft, Brooklyn Needs Results, Not Rhetoric

Michael Bailey, Democratic candidate for NYS Assembly, District 56 (Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights), today shared his op-ed, "Brooklyn's Deed-Theft Crisis is About More Than Property—It's About Erasure" in the New York Amsterdam News.

With New York's deed theft rates skyrocketing over 240% in the past three years, Bailey elevates powerful and practical solutions to use in Albany to protect our communities from deed theft, housing instability, and displacement.

“Deed theft is not just a legal issue or paperwork crime. It is displacement in motion,” wrote Michael Bailey, a Bed-Stuy native, attorney, and candidate for State Assembly.

Bailey brings direct legal expertise to this issue as an attorney actively working with victims in court.

And as a lifelong advocate for Brooklyn, his policies are rooted in a deeply personal understanding of the risks families are facing: to our homes, wealth, and community stability.

Click here to read the full op-ed in the New York Amsterdam News.

About Michael Bailey:

Michael Bailey is a lifelong Bedford-Stuyvesant resident, attorney, small business owner, and community advocate running for State Assembly to fight for affordable housing, safer neighborhoods, and greater opportunity for working families in District 56 (encompassing Bedford-Stuyvesant and portions of Crown Heights).

To learn more, including Michael's plan to build a better district, together, click here: https://www.baileyfor56.com