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Protesters Decry Chinatown Museum’s Acceptance of “Jail Money” at Town Hall

By Big New York · 07/22/2026 · Updated 07/22/2026
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Leaders of New York’s Museum of Chinese failed to persuade protesters that a $35 million grant from the city was not tied to the construction of a borough jail. As New Yorkers braced for a torrential storm on Tuesday evening, July 21, dozens of protesters in rain gear marched in front of a Lower East.

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Leaders of New York’s Museum of Chinese failed to persuade protesters that a $35 million grant from the city was not tied to the construction of a borough jail. As New Yorkers braced for a torrential storm on Tuesday evening, July 21, dozens of protesters in rain gear marched in front of a Lower East.

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