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]
white people dont like black people
tee hee hee
AssWhat(I have friend in corrections) suffering from congnitive diarrhea of the mouth with large chip on shoulder.
The Guest
9:55am look who its housing most are criminals and deserve to be there…
The above message paid for by the DOC and COBA.
The Guest
“#1 you are so clueless. Go back to your job that pays $5.50/hour…”
Nope Asshat, you are suffering from cognitive dissonance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_dissonance
In psychology, cognitive dissonance is an uncomfortable feeling or stress caused by holding two contradictory ideas simultaneously.
The BHOD is going to be there forever. That facility is connected to the courthouses and serves the city of NY in processing criminals.
“I think this is good for the community the area has changed so much and in 1957 the jail made sense but in 2008 it does not make sense becasue of the way the area has changed… ”
Well well.. For the past week here on Brownstoner the subject have been, a) Marauding Teenagers b) Crackheads stealing gates c) People getting shot on Grand & Fulton. You think crime is down Asshat? Ok, Blow me.
“How nice would it be if the can clean up Atlantic Ave between Smith and Court and attach the 2 sides…
#1 you are the complete as you say ASSHAT go get a job instead of being negative of your jealousy to everyone…”
Oh I see.. You are a dumb-ass who bought into the hype and now please make everything right for me. Get Bent!
“BHOD’s been close for about 5 years now. The Oracle of Lodi once again confuses the voices in his head with reality.”
No Asshat, BHOD is and always was open. I have friends in Corrections. They told you that because they want to real in the Asshats!
“If the issue is opening the jail, big whup. If the concern is doubling the size of it, different – worse – issue.”
Pay attention dumbass, in the upcoming crash crime will spike! The City knows whats coming…
The What
Someday this war is gonna end…
The What is correct. It never actually closed- I know. I lived in the neighborhood for over 20 years and walked by there all the time.
“in 1957 the jail made sense but in 2008 it does not make sense becasue of the way the area has changed” Ridiculous statement. The jail is peripheral, has never been an issue, has not stopped gentrification and doesn’t affect the area. If it did, do you think BH,CG and CH would be what they are now? Gentrifiers didn’t build the neighborhood up- the long time residents did. The ycame in after the hard work was done. BH was a landmarked district for YEARS!
Get real and grow up- this is city living. You guys are lucky with the BHOd- why don’t you try getting a bunch of men’s shelters put in brownstones all over the place and then come bitch to the rest of Brooklyn how tough you have it.
TO THOSE OPPOSED TO THE EXPANSION OF BROOKLYN HOUSE:
No offense but do you really think the revitalization of the neighborhood happened because of the closing of Brooklyn House? Come on… that’s a big stretch. I’ve lived in the area for a very long time and the revitalization started happening way before the jail stopped housing inmates. It never completely closed by the way. Some portions of the building were always in use and still are. If anyone isn’t telling the truth, it’s you guys, not the DOC. If anything, the building and it’s employees helped to stabilize the neighborhood during tough economic times in the 70’s and 80’s. Correction Officers and people bailing out defendants spent money at local restaurants and businesses helping to keep them a float. One can also argue that the neighborhood stayed safer than other sections of Boerum and Cobble Hill because Correction Officers are uniformed peace officers. Having them walk to and from their cars when they worked at Brooklyn House helped to serve as a deterrent to crime in the community. Some street crime actual did rise after Brooklyn House closed. Check the statistics at the local police precinct. That’s why you began to see more uniformed police officers walking a beat in the neighborhood.
You guys need to get your facts straight. If you look at real estate figures, Brooklyn house had little to no effect on the value of properties in the surrounding neighborhood. I’m tired of newcomers to the area praying on people’s fears. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Need I remind you that the majority of inmates at Brooklyn House were defendants awaiting trial and as such, they were innocent until proven guilty? Sounds to me you like think everyone housed there is guilty before they’ve even had a chance to go to trial.
Every downtown needs a jail or holding pen.
Ever heard the line from all those TV shows back in the days “take him down town”?
BHOD’s been close for about 5 years now. The Oracle of Lodi once again confuses the voices in his head with reality.
If the issue is opening the jail, big whup. If the concern is doubling the size of it, different – worse – issue.
The Johnny
Some day the What’s gonna get back on his meds