Construction of new Bronx jail may be damaging nearby homes
Home is not so sweet for residents of a Mott Haven street, who say they are being forced to move out because their modest row houses are collapsing all around…
Jail abolitionists rally in Manhattan
At a demonstration at Foley Square in Lower Manhattan today, dozens of family members of Rikers Island inmates stood in the pouring rain with activists, calling for “ending torture” and…
City moves ahead on borough jails plan
The city agency charged with leading the design and construction of four borough jails, including one on the site of an NYPD tow pound in Mott Haven, has announced that…