Politicians Speaking Out Against House of D Plan
Elected officials are starting to make some noise about the city’s plan to re-open and expand the House of Detention on Atlantic Avenue, according to the Brooklyn Eagle. On Thursday Councilman David Yassky is going to hold a press conference decrying the plan, and he’s expected to be joined by Councilman Bill de Blasio and…
Elected officials are starting to make some noise about the city’s plan to re-open and expand the House of Detention on Atlantic Avenue, according to the Brooklyn Eagle. On Thursday Councilman David Yassky is going to hold a press conference decrying the plan, and he’s expected to be joined by Councilman Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Bill Thompson. The event will mark the first time politicians speak out in a big, organized way against the plan. The Eagle also mentions the new neighborhood group that’s formed to protest the House of D reopening. The group, Stop BOHD, has placed signs like the one above all over Cobble Hill and Boerum Hill. One of Stop BOHD’s members is a lawyer from a firm that successfully sued to stop a similar House of Detention opening in the Bronx.
Downtown Mobilizes To Stop Jail Expansion [Brooklyn Eagle]
Organized Opposition to House of D Plan Grows [Brownstoner]
Locals Put Heat On City For Ignoring House of D Plan [Brownstoner]
City Looks to Supersize the House of D [Brownstoner]
I think bxgrl might be my old boss (who was a psycho by the way).
daveinbedstuy,
The DOC bought a dozen post Katrina mobile homes for $44 million. AssWhat and bxgrl have volunteered to drive them to BHOD doorstep in isolated, unsafe are with cars whizzing by every 2 seconds.
The Guest
bxgrl and The What are correct on this one. The jail hasn’t ever been fully closed. It sustained neighborhood businesses prior to the latest wave of gentrification and is relatively isolated due to its location. The facility has not had an appreciably negative impact on the area, and it’s acrosss the street from Brooklyn’s Criminal Court, in which people awaiting court hearings are CURRENTLY jailed, some for weeks. What’s the big deal?
bxgrl,
I love it when you reprimand me.
All asswads must report to their local precincts for processing out of Brooklyn.
By order of the Grand Pupa AssWhat.
The Guest
Does anyone know if they are planning to bring back the “mobile home” units that they parked outside for prisoners’ conjugal visits!!!!
Anyone remember those???
“I lived 2 blocks away on Schermerhorn and Boerum for over 20 years ”
You lived here for 20 years too? Geez.
11:28- was that your idea of an intelligent addition to this discussion? Tsk tsk.
bxgrl,
On the basis of your description of the area you must have walked through the neighborhood with blinders and cuffs on.
The Guest
11:07am I got your point and understand it…Do you realize about 8 states are the main factors of these numbers???
Paris, London, Moscow, Tokyo, NYC are different from the rest of the country…Mweaning people will always come to these areas for job opportunities.
Scottsdale Arizona doesn not have the same appeal and job opportunities as NYC…
And again prices may still come down but its impossible to buy on the bottom of any market so you have to jump in at some time when you feel you are getting a good deal…