[Flushing Creek Waterfront\FWRA LLC]
The groups filing suit are Chhaya Community Development Corporation, MinKwon Center for Community Action and the Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce. They are joined by local activist Robert Loscalzo.
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ULURP
Queens Community Groups Sue To Block City-Backed Luxury Buildings
BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ: MOTT HAVEN IS WRONG SITE FOR BRONX BOROUGH JAIL
[New York News\Mott Haven Jail Plan]
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.: “Throughout this process, I have been advocating to build the new jail Bronx adjacent to the existing Bronx Hall of Justice. With our citywide inmate population at a historic low, the Mayor’s Office has already admitted that the size of these jails can be reduced, which further validates that the Bronx jail could be moved to its proper location next to the court system, like the other boroughs.”
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GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATE CITY COUNCIL VOTE THAT PAVES WAY TO CLOSING RIKERS ISLAND
[New York News\Mass Incarceration]
Elena Weissman, Director, Bronx Freedom Fund: “In solidarity with the CLOSErikers campaign, we applaud the Council for approving this historic plan to dramatically shrink our incarcerated population, improve conditions for all who are incarcerated, and reduce our reliance on the criminal legal system so that we may redirect resources to communities harmed by mass incarceration. The Bronx Freedom Fund envisions a world that addresses injustice and harm without incarceration.”
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BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ CALLS FOR ACTION PLAN TO REFORM THE SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY
[Education News]
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.: “In many ways, the School Construction Authority can be an impediment to the success of our public school students. This report outlines a plan to address school overcrowding, cost overruns, the inefficient use of existing space and other habitual problems that face the SCA and force our educators and students to so often teach and learn in inappropriate, overcrowded spaces.”
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CLOSE RIKERS CAMPAIGN CELEBRATES PLAN THAT WOULD LEAD TO RIKERS ISLAND CLOSING
[New York News]
Brandon James: “Today, the City Planning Commission certified the ULURP application for the borough-based facilities that will enable the closure of the Rikers Island jails complex and end this horrific symbol of brutality forever.”
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BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ JR. TESTIFIES AGAINST MAYOR DE BLASIO’S MOTT HAVEN JAIL PLAN
[Bronx Borough News]
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.: “How can we be asked to approve a jail in our community when the administration itself admits it doesn’t know what it will really look like?”
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“CLOSE RIKERS” GROUP PUSHES FOR REINVESTMENT OF JAIL FUNDING AND “DECARCERATION” OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES
[Mass Incarceration News]
#CLOSErikers Campaign Coordinator Brandon Holmes: “The #CLOSErikers campaign is proud that people directly impacted by the horror of Rikers Island have made closing Rikers an attainable reality after decades of work.”
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