Community Leaders Warn Mayor Zohran Mamdani About Consequences From Chinatown Jail Construction

By Olivia Bellusci

Chinatown leaders are voicing concerns to Mayor Zohran Mamdani about the new jail slated for the neighborhood. In 2017, under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, the city committed to closing Rikers Island and creating a borough-based jail system with separate facilities in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, according to the NYC government website. In […]