In addition, curriculum in normal public schools has to pass a lengthy public review process and a public vote by a publicly elected school board. (coalitiontoprotectourpublicschools.org)
The vote isn't final — the full community board will hear the proposal March 9, after which Borough President Marty Markowitz, the City Planning Commission and the City Council will all have a say — but it is the first public rejection of the project, which entered an eight - month public review process in early January. (therealdeal.com)
At a City Hall press conference on February 14, the Mayor and Speaker said they had agreed to a single public review process for four proposed sites in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens, which would collectively house about 5,000 detainees. (manhattantimesnews.com)