Steel Skeleton for New Brooklyn Jail Reaches Eighth Floor in Boreum Hill
The steel structure for the new borough jail has climbed to eight stories. Originally slated to open...
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City Backtracks on Key Commitments for New 15-Story, 1,040-Bed Boerum Hill Jail, Locals Say
City agencies behind the design of the new 15-story, 1,040-bed Brooklyn Borough Jail in Boerum Hill ...
Brooklyn Jail Construction Delay Raises Doubts About Rikers Closure Plan
A delay in construction of a new Brooklyn jail is causing justice reform advocates and formerly inca...
Workers Will Remove Asbestos Before Demo of Brookyn Detention Complex in Boerum Hill
Construction workers are preparing to begin work tearing down the Brooklyn Detention Complex in Boer...
Development Teams Set to Bid on Construction of Four New Jails to Replace Rikers
Six teams of development and construction companies have been selected to bid to develop the four bo...
City Council Greenlights Closing Rikers Island, Expanding Borough-Based Jail System (Updated)
The City Council voted in favor of the plan to close Rikers and build new jails in Brooklyn and thre...
Will Sunset Park Councilman Menchaca Derail Mayor’s Rikers Jail Reform Plan?
The plan to close Rikers and build new jails in Brooklyn and three other boroughs is a scheme to enr...
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams Has Some Interesting Ideas to Reform Jail in Brooklyn
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, a former police officer, weighed in Tuesday on de Blasio's pr...
Everybody Agrees Rikers Island Should Close. But What Happens Next in Brooklyn?
Nobody thinks Rikers Island should stay open. That much was clear from Community Board 2’s publ...
BQE Repairs Take Center Stage at Brooklyn Heights Association’s Packed Annual Meeting
It’s been quite a year for the residents of Brooklyn Heights. This was reflected in the turnout...
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