NYC councilman and Mamdani ally Chi Ossé arrested during eviction protest, video shows

A video captured New York City Council Member Chi Ossé being thrown to the crushed and arrested successful Brooklyn portion protesting a woman’s eviction. 

Ossé, a Democratic socialist and state of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, reportedly was defending a constituent facing eviction aft six decades successful her home. The bureau of the 28-year-old said successful a statement that "Black displacement is happening close present successful Bed-Stuy" and his constituent "is 1 of galore Black homeowners battling deed theft successful Brooklyn." 

"Motherf-----, that’s a councilman, what the f--- are you doing?" a antheral was heard yelling successful chaotic footage showing Ossé being taken into custody Wednesday. 

A New York City Police Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital connected Thursday that Ossé was 1 of 4 radical arrested and charged with obstruction of governmental medication and disorderly conduct.

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New York City Council Member Chi Ossé is seen being arrested connected Wednesday, April 22, 2026. The NYPD told Fox News Digital that Ossé was 1 of 4 radical arrested and charged with obstruction of governmental medication and disorderly conduct. (@_jenniferkings via Storyful)

"I volition perfectly beryllium filing a misconduct study against the officers who slammed maine connected the ground. I impulse the different folks who were taken into captivity to bash the same. I cognize determination are two individuals who were doing the aforesaid happening that I was doing, who person reported that they are dealing with a concussion close now," Ossé said pursuing his arrest. 

"I would anticipation to spot that they are held accountable. I anticipation the constabulary commissioner is taking a heavy look connected their past, connected their histories, and I anticipation they take our complaints seriously," helium added. 

The New York City Department of Finance describes deed theft arsenic occurring "when criminals grounds fraudulent deeds, mortgages or different liens against a spot without the owner’s cognition oregon consent.

"Anyone tin beryllium a unfortunate of deed fraud, but seniors, immigrants, and radical of colour are astir astatine risk," it added. 

A constabulary spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the New York City Sheriff’s Office and NYC Marshals showed up astatine an code successful Brooklyn "to transportation retired an eviction and to find if an individual, who is considered a ward of the authorities of Georgia and is expected to beryllium successful the authorities of Georgia but hasn’t been for respective years, was astatine this residence." 

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Chi Ossé, a New York City Council member, speaks astatine a run rally for mayoral campaigner Zohran Mamdani astatine United Palace successful New York City connected Oct. 13, 2025. (Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg)

Police said the NYC Marshals had a signed bid from a justice to evict the individual, but erstwhile they arrived, protesters were blocking entree to her building.

"As is depicted on body-worn camera footage, Council Member Ossé was arrested aft 2 protesters were arrested for blocking the gross successful beforehand of the building," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital.  

"When those 2 radical were arrested, Ossé was not successful beforehand of the gate," the spokesperson continued. "Once those 2 were arrested, Ossé pushes past officers who were attempting to artifact him from lasting successful beforehand of the gate, and past he begins to artifact the gross entrance."

Police said an serviceman past verbally engaged Ossé for a fewer seconds earlier trying to apprehension him, but that Ossé physically resisted "attempts to instrumentality his hands and arms, appearing to flail his arms and hands to forestall officers from restraining him." 

New York City Council Member Chi Ossé was protesting the eviction of a pistillate successful Brooklyn connected Wednesday, April 22, 2026, erstwhile helium was arrested. (@_jenniferkings via Storyful)

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"The officers person nary country down them (gate to location up against them and Ossé) to maneuver him and extremity up taking him down for arrest, arsenic is wrong guidelines for making an apprehension for idiosyncratic committing obstruction of governmental administration," the spokesperson added.