STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ RE: Diego Beekman Lawsuit/Mayor’s Jail Proposal
“The lawsuit filed by the residents of Diego Beekman Houses is a direct result of this administration’s failure to give true consideration to an alternative site in The Bronx. The Lippmann Commission’s own recommendations make it clear that the Mott Haven tow yard is the wrong site for the proposed jail, as it does not meet…