Koslowitz is key to new jail: Johnson | Queens Chronicle

Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) — the doyenne councilwoman who has represented Central Queens off and on for nearly three decades — is emerging as a key figure in the fight over a new jail in Kew Gardens.

As Mayor de Blasio’s controversial proposal to build a king-sized jail behind the Queens Criminal Courthouse — one of four new contemplated lockups — heads toward a showdown in the City Council, Koslowitz’s role is going to become crucial, the speaker of the Council, suggested last week. Read more here.