Not Enough Cash for the HOD
That whole re-open and remodel the Brooklyn House of Detention thing? Not so much. Turns out the plan costs $430 million, and considering we don’t have enough money for, you know, subways and schools, the jail is now looking like a less than top priority project. Politicians and the DOC agree. “The Department of Corrections…
That whole re-open and remodel the Brooklyn House of Detention thing? Not so much. Turns out the plan costs $430 million, and considering we don’t have enough money for, you know, subways and schools, the jail is now looking like a less than top priority project. Politicians and the DOC agree. “The Department of Corrections has decided to pause, put the spending for this project on hold and sit down and talk with the community,” David Yassky told the NY Daily News. So far, 31 inmates have been moved there, “as part of a work crew to start fixing up the 749-unit jail,” which prompted Yassky and others to file a lawsuit, so maybe the budget’s not the only reason for the halt. The lawsuit alleged that the jail was reopened without an environmental review, and thus illegally. For now, they can house up to 50 prisoners while the situation is sorted out. The expansion is halted until December 8, when opponents will talk again.
Budget Crisis Halts HOD Expansion Plans [NY Daily News]
I think the tWhat is referring to his criminal English.
I think ROTW is referring to white collar crime as all our Retirement savings get pilfered further yet each day.
“Crime is not surging at all ”
Future robbery victim…
As yes crime is surging!
The What
Someday this war is gonna end..
BTW Crime is not surging at all – it might in the future – no one knows actually – but currently crime is more or less flat, on track to have 520 Homicides – while up 6% from last year, down from 2006 and one of the lowest ever – other crimes down from last year.
Thank God someone had some sense, the idea of the city paying a HALF A BILLION DOLLARS to fix up a jail that heretofore wasnt even needed – was INSANE!
Now someone has to make the next intelligent decision – either open it soon as-is or sell the damn thing while it still has some decent value on the market. Warehousing empty jail space in your 3rd largest Downtown district makes no sense in a fiscal crisis.
Guess what? I know most of the dummies are hoping that HOD don’t open but I have news for you. There is a surge in crime and they will have no choice and start keeping prisoners in HOD again.
I think there are bigger problems for housing. Watch the implosion of the mutant Asset Bubble, oh a sight to behold…
The What
Someday this war is gonna end…
City may not have money for schools and subways but according to your link to Sitt/Coney Island article – city is on way to buy Sitts land for $250Million which he paid $100M for. So for rich developers whose land values are sinking NYC has money to pay them 2007 prices.
saved by the recession eh?