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 ...
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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...
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...
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...
Public Slams Plan for New 40-Story Jail in Boerum Hill at Contentious Public Hearing
Nobody’s happy with the city’s plan for a new borough-based jail system. It’s not that they...
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