Diaz votes down Mott Haven jail, DCP met with opposition | Bronx Times

After a year and a half of protests, Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. has formally told the city ‘no’ to the proposed jail for Mott Haven on Friday, July 5. He published his official, negative recommendation on Mayor de Blasio’s entire proposal to build borough-based jails in four boroughs, including the construction of a new facility on the site of a current NYPD tow pound at 320 Concord Avenue. Keep reading.