NYC families are fighting to get back Staten Island homes they lost decades ago after the city condemned the neighborhood for a landfill expansion. The city condemned properties at 417 and 421 Arthur Kill Road in 1953 during development tied to the Fresh Kills landfill system, but allowed the families to continue living there as tenants for decades. Now, Debra Romano and Tammy Eriksson have filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court seeking ownership of the homes, arguing their families maintained longstanding ties to the properties after the condemnation. The city argues the families have no legal ownership rights to the homes, while a judge has temporarily blocked any sale or action involving the properties until the case moves forward.
