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 Real Housewives of New York alum Leah McSweeney has resolved a massive tax bill partly stemming from her time on the ...

A city program could put thousands of New Yorkers at risk of losing their homes - and many don’t even know it’s happening. The city's 2025 tax lien sale is back after its pause since 2021. More than ...

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 ...

New York City’s controversial tax lien sale program, which helps the city collect unpaid property debt, expired at the end of February and a majority of City Council members now say they will refuse ...

Since I first became a member of the City Council, I have met with countless families facing foreclosure and displacement over debts that were shockingly small compared to the value of their homes. As ...