Vira L. Jones is sick of the mental and psychological torture she’s experienced in an ongoing dispute over the ownership of her four-family home at 130 Greene Avenue in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn.
“The terrorism has to stop,” Jones declared about her ongoing battles with Ilan Cohen, Alan J. Waintraub, and the company Majestic Crowns NY LLC. The company is challenging her right to stay in the home: In court papers, it alleges that Jones defaulted on a mortgage loan and lost her rights to the property.
In their latest salvo against her, Jones said she has been served a marshal’s eviction notice — but from an entity called Lenox NY LLC, which is not one of the businesses she has been waging a court battle with to keep her home.
Front door to rental unit at 130 Greene, with deadbolt chain around it Credit: Photo credit: Karen Juanita Carrillo 
Front door to rental unit at 130 Greene, with deadbolt chain around it Credit: Photo credit: Karen Juanita Carrillo 
Toilet was removed in the fourth-floor apartment Credit: Photo credit: Karen Juanita Carrillo 
Majestic Crowns’ worker put heavy chains on the door to the rental unit 2 Credit: Photo credit: Karen Juanita Carrillo 
Majestic Crowns’ worker put heavy chains on the door to the rental unit 2 Credit: Photo credit: Karen Juanita Carrillo
Jones said her fight to stay in her house has escalated to the point of mental distress — she’s seen Majestic Crowns bring in crews to restrict her access and ability to rent out its upper apartment units. “They’re coming in at all hours of the night: They have torn into the two apartments up on the third and fourth floor, and now I can’t rent them. And then they drilled holes in the walls … They put chains and a deadbolt on the door so that I can’t get into the apartments. They took the doors off the fridge. They took the stove door off. They tore up the bathroom; they made the vanity disappear, the toilets, everything.”
Majestic Crowns sent notices to the building’s tenants, informing them that Jones was no longer the property owner, so they were not obligated to pay rent to her. The constant flow of notices from Majestic Crowns and counter-assertions from Jones left tenants uncertain about what was going on at the property, so all but one tenant has left the premises. The one remaining tenant does not pay rent for his unit, Jones said — at least, not to her.
Now, whenever she makes renovations to try to rent out the upstairs apartments again, Jones claims Majestic Crowns hires people to come into her home and rip out any work that’s been done.
Whenever she leaves the property, she said, workers rip out and change the front door locks. When police are called, both Majestic Crowns and Jones have paperwork that shows them as the owners, so the police take no action.
The battle between Jones and Majestic Crowns began not long after she refinanced her home with the company on August 21, 2019. In the fast-gentrifying Clinton Hill neighborhood, her building was worth millions, so she was able to secure a loan of $2.1 million against her property under the name of her firm, Archstone Acquisition Partners/A.J. Archer Construction & Management Corp. Jones was scheduled to begin making initial interest payments on the loan on October 1, 2019, but says she was stricken with COVID for almost eight months. She negotiated to get out of the loan with Majestic Crowns and refinance with Velocity Mortgage Capital bank, but Majestic Crowns suddenly accelerated their loan in September and wanted it paid in full. When Jones couldn’t do so, the building went into a foreclosure auction and sale, but Jones claims she never received any notices stating this happened.
In New York State, lenders are required to deliver foreclosure papers directly to their clients and give them information about any methods they can use or organizations they can reach out to for help to stop the foreclosure process.
Jones claims legal notices about a foreclosure never arrived at her home. Her neighbor later informed her that from April to October 2024, legal notices addressed to her were instead arriving at his home. “I’m a broker, developer, contractor,” said Jones, who has used her own company to purchase other properties in Brooklyn over the years. “When you’re in foreclosure, you get thousands of people coming on your stoop, asking ‘Do you want to sell? We know you’re in trouble. Can we help you?’ Or you get thousands of phone calls. I got nothing … They made sure I didn’t know.”
Majestic Crowns contended in court documents that Jones’s mortgage agreement specified that a single missed payment would make the full loan amount due, leading to potential foreclosure on the house. The Amsterdam News has phoned and sent an email to Majestic Crowns’ attorney, Alan J. Waintraub, requesting comments about this case, but has not received a response.
When Jones spoke with the title company that had worked on her refinancing loan, she said they urged her to fight against the foreclosure.
“They’ve been trying to get this house since I bought it in 1996,” Jones told the AmNews. “I’ve got horror stories that won’t stop, but with this one, they really got me this time –– they’re trying to harass me out of the house.”
Jones claims that this past February, workers came into her property and removed her boiler. She says she had the boiler serviced in October and it had been working fine. She had no heat for at least a week and had to gather $6,000 to buy and install a new boiler. Now that the boiler is secure, she says she has a fear of allowing anyone to go into her basement or make general repairs in the house.
Jones is now wary of strangers and wonders sometimes if any repair people might be working with Majestic Crowns. “I’ve heard horror stories where they could cut your gas line and all they have to do is file a complaint with the city. They smell gas and it’ll be a vacate order. They’re just trying everything because they’re trying to harass me out of here. Big time. It’s really stressful.
“I’ve repaired the damage they do, but they put big holes in the wall going all the way up the stairs … That’s a good way to start a vermin infestation. And then the fact that they change the locks and come into the house anytime they want and make noise –– … it destroys you mentally.
“But I just felt they’re not getting this house. I worked two full-time jobs to refinance from them. They’re not getting the house. They’ll have to figure out some other way to secretly take it from me.”
2009, learned about DEED-THEFT from Black women, by thieves like Majestic-Crown and their Demonic Team of Deed Thieves that seem to be protected by NYPD, corrupt-DO NOTHING politicians, and in collusion with Judges they attend the demonic synagogues with. It’s all interconnected way beyond what you can imagine.
As a Registered Nurse that worked at Interfaith Hospital in Brooklyn, a lot of Healthcare workers that are Black women-were getting their DEEDs stolen by dirty- Majestic rackets.
1 nurse i know a realtor put premediated- Squatters in her house in Stuy they were trying to steal.
The Realtors were an interconnected shell- front company.
They pay for a few months, then have a script on how to live in your house for years- hoping you go into foreclosure snd lose it with guidance fromDEED- THIEVES like Majestic- who seem to have Housing- court judges in their pockets ….
allowing tenants 1-2-3-4-5 years or more of NON-Payment and leading to default on mortgages- by design, foreclosures, and SECRET AUCTIONS- to SHELL Companies like Majestic that’s all secretly interconnected.
Many judges like KNIPEL have secret- relationships with DEED-THIEVes and side with them illegally.
Most of the politicians are useless, ineffective, or take bribes from Deed- thieves like Majestic Crown. I know 2 Black Senators and assembly that did go to jail, but homes were never returned to t the Black families they were stolen from. Can take a half of decade or more to see legal action in courts.
I attended so many meetings when my nursing- frienf got her house Deed stolen in 2009 and she Died mysteriously by end of 2010. She had been retired less than 2years.
I didn’t know so many housing RICO crime- rackets exists against Black Homeowners in Brooklyn, it’s ridiculous.
My co-Worker DIE’ing trying to reclaim her house- broke my heart.
I was gonna write a book called GENTRIFIED.
I started attending meetings on Deed Theft from m 2009 to 2013.
I gathered at least 50 Deed-Theft Crimes, and hundreds of squatter stories designed by judges from 141 LivingstonStreet .
Really hurts to see schemes, scams, by scum like Majestic Crowns Scum- getting away with terrorizing folks out of their houses .
Vira is humanitarian, awesome, amazing women that I met over the phone Feb 2023, my my sister- nurse friend introduced to me who had after attended a Deed- Theft hearing for a nurse who had her Deed stolen I believe by a Majestic- Crown Shell-company.She was thrown out on streets, and arrested by NYPD who seem to protect the DEED-THEFT Racket- rings- not the person being psychologically terrorized viciously by Majestic Crown of Deed Demon-Thieves.
There are more victims So many deed- theft rackets inside of rackets that’s even connected to 350Jay street- that do nothing to help victims getting scheme by a certain REAL- ESTATE DEMON TWAM.
It’s so much fake help connected to this that have created Fake businesses promising help tonget your Deed back charging 10s of thousand of dollars.
And politicians like Toothless-Tiger Trump Obsessed
Leticia James is a part of the Deed- Theft thester and game, it’s a politically Truman Show- that’s really insane.
Thank you Amsterdam news for being a voice for them.
2009, I learned about DEED-THEFT from Black women, by thieves like Majestic-Crown and their Demonic Team of Deed Thieves that seem to be protected by NYPD, corrupt-DO NOTHING politicians, and in collusion with Judges they attend the demonic synagogues with. It’s all interconnected way beyond what you can imagine.
As a Registered Nurse that worked at Interfaith Hospital in Brooklyn, a lot of Healthcare workers that are Black women-were getting their DEEDs stolen by front and shell companies like Majestic racket.
1 nurse I know a realtor put premediated- Squatters in her house in Bed Stuy. The plan was to not pay- with intentions to steal, in their secret Foreclosure sale, where many million dollar homes they ” Majestic” getting for penny on the dollar.
The Realtors were all interconnected- and shell- front company working with Deed-Thieves like Majestic- with NYPD protection.
They pay for a few months, then have a script on how to live in your housefor years- hoping you go into foreclosure and lose it with guidance fromDEED- THIEVES like Majestic- who seem to have Housing- court judges in their pockets …. giving them Housing scripts how to call 311 and create fraudulent reports— then judges who they attend the synagogue with allowing tenants 1-2-3-4-5 years or more of NON-Payments.
Leading to default on mortgages- by design, foreclosures, and SECRET AUCTIONS- to SHELL Companies like Majestic that’s all secretly interconnected. Some Deed Thieves have gotten million dollar homes- for a few thousand dollars orb even less $1.
Many judges like KNIPEL have secret- relationships with DEED-THIEVes and side with them illegally- regularly
Most of the politicians are useless, ineffective, or take bribes from Deed- thieves like Majestic Crown.
I know 2 Black Senators and assembly that did go to jail, but homes were never returned to t the Black families they were stolen from.
Moreover, it Can take a half of decade or more to see legal action in these colluding-courts.
2009 when my nursing- coworker got her house Deed stolen I attended so many meetings at churches and politician fronting like they were gonna do something bavk then 15 years ago- wow.
Even after my friend DIED mysteriously the end of 2010. I still attended for other grandmother’s, grandfather’s I met – especially too, it’s a Deed-Theft pandemic.
I didn’t know so many RICO crime- rackets to steal Deeds exist against Black Homeowners in Brooklyn, it’s ridiculous.
My co-Worker DIE’ing trying to reclaim her house- broke my heart.
I was gonna write a book called GentriFRIED.Tje mental anguish, pain, suffering, I saw my coworker go thru was very painful.
From attending meetings on Deed Theft from 2009 to 2013. I gathered at least 50 Deed-Theft Crimes, and hundreds of squatter stories designed by judges from 141 LivingstonStreet . I moved out of New York in 2013, for b peace. However, i came to NYC for Deed- Theft meetings up to 2016.
Things seem to have gotten worse
Really hurts to see these schemes and scams, thieves and scum like Majestic Crowns LLC- getting away with terrorizing folks out of their homes.
Black women have been thru so much.
I was introduced to Vira over the phone Feb 2023, she seemed to be a great woman, a humanitarian,an awesome, amazing person that’s just trying to help.
There are more victims of these deed- theft rackets. It’s a Deed- Theft cotrage industry- and rackets inside of rackets that’s even connected to 350Jay street- that do nothing to help victims getting scheme by a certain REAL- ESTATE DEMON TEAM.
It’s so much fake PREDATORY-help connected to these Deed-Theft Fake businesses it doesn’t make sense, and most people orchestrating this are lawyers and judges..
The rackets to get your Deed back charging 10s of thousand of dollars,
And Toothless-Tiger politicians that are Trump Obsessed like Leticia James but not helping is Terrible..
She seems to be a player in this Deed- Theft Theater and Hunger- House Games, it’s a politically Truman Show- that’s really insane.
Im sure thousands of victims will be coming forward.
Thank you Amsterdam news for being a voice for them.
Yes I’ve heard co workers who retire express that they can’t even go south for a while cause they risk those people stealing their property being stolen. There are a lot of crooked lawyers getting help from inside to steal your property’ and this is a fact.
This is the “American Dream”
What a shame. Now a country of scammers, thieves– mostly.
This too will end. There is a GOD who sits high, and observes the injustice of mankind– There reward is very sure- give it time.
Keep fighting for your rights ‘ Victims of fraud”. Your victory is assured.