The South Bronx’s 84th District has a myriad challenges over the next few years and residents are clamoring for leadership in Albany to fix these qualitative ills. While Mott Haven residents like Brenda Jackson fear gentrification on the heels of expedited waterfront development in recent years and continuing challenges with environmental health, residents of the Beekman Houses like Jesse Armstrong are increasingly concerned about community safety with an incoming city jail.
With a host of quality of life concerns, including a city jail, where do the 84th Assembly candidates fit into a district seeking change?
