City government is no “partner in crime” to Mott Haven residents.
In an effort to close Rikers Island Prison Complex, Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to open four smaller facilities in Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx. Three of the jails will go in existing buildings, but the Bronx will have to build from the ground up. City leaders are looking at the NYPD tow pound in Mott Haven, ignoring outcries from neighbors.
Kalah Siegel asks Mott Haven locals what they think.