Hard working single dad home taken by Occupy Wall Street

New York Post  01/15/12

“ ‘They took my place!’ Single dad trying to take back home occupied by OWS”

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/ows_home_invasion_z9ApqDP6Q0boFviq8CjvAL

Occupy Wall Street protesters announced that they moved a homeless family into a “foreclosed” Brooklyn home- even though they knew the house belonged to a struggling single father desperately trying to renegotiate mortgage.   Occupiers “reclaimed” the row houses Dec 6. And ceremoniously puyt out the welcome mat for a homeless family. 

The home at 702 Vermont St in East New York is not owned by Bank of American yet still owned by Wise Ahadzi, employed single dad, left the home in 2009 when foreclosure proceeding began .  Bank of America who has been in and out of foreclosure proceedings against Ahadzi since 20098, confirmed that Ahadzi is still the rightful owner.

OWS last week said it has spent $9,500 breaking into the house and setting it up for the homeless Carrasquillo family. The father, Alfredo Carrasquillo is an organizer for VOCAL – NY.  Renovators hired by OWS, state “We’re almost done with the basement”.

Police notified Ahadzi in early December that he vigilante vagrants moved into his East New York digs, he said he immediately ran over to see for himself.  Where the occupiers begged him “Oh, don’t call the police”.

Before a press conference in Dec, OWS leaders, Brooklyn Councilman Charles Barron and OWS supporters met with Ahadzi to discuss the future of his property. Ahadzi hope they would help him regain the home.

Inside the home, walls have been knocked down and Ahadzi’s belonging have been moved into the basement.

Common Sense Review

Fight for the people against the Banks! Yeah, right!  I am so irritated by this article. This employed single dad who is working with the Bank of American to keep his home, has his home taken by OWS and puts a family who doesn’t work but is a self noted “Criminal Justice Organizer” under the guise that they are homeless.

What New York City doesn’t have a Dept of Human Services?  There are two children in the family, so there is no way they can get help with a home.  The funny thing is this isn’t a racial issue.  The Ahadzi family are black so where is the social justice.