Community Board 1 Land Use committee votes down jail plan
At its monthly meeting on May 15, Community Board 1’s Land Use Committee voted 13-0 to reject the city’s proposal to build a new jail on the site of an…
Protesters rally in front of tow pound to denounce jail plan
Rep. Jose E. Serrano and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. recalled their boyhoods growing up in the neighborhood, while assuring a hundred-some protesters that they are on residents' side…
Voices of Mott Haven: Community members reject mayor’s jail plan
Mott Haven residents speak out against the city's plan to build a jail on the site of an NYPD tow pound.
New jail belongs behind courthouse, says councilman
Reaction has been fierce in Mott Haven, where residents have said they will fight the city's plan to build a jail on the site of an NYPD tow pound.