Mott Haven jail opponents accuse CPC member of conflict | Bronx Times

Combatants of the Mott Haven jail plan at 320 Concord Avenue have found what they describe as yet another flaw in the mayor’s aim to phase out Rikers Island by 2026-27.

One member on the City Planning Commission Board whose responsible is to help determine how NYC goes about building the proposed 24-story jail in the south Bronx was also a member of the mayor’s ‘Close Rikers’ task force.

Bronx opponents to the jail tower criticized CPC Comissioner David Burney’s involvement with both of these projects, calling it a conflict of interest while demanding that the board member recuse himself from the jail’s land use proceedings. Keep reading.