The city is hosting a construction kickoff meeting tonight for the $3.8 billion facility. Welcome to Chinatown has a better plan. / 12 comments
The mayoral candidate has made a pitch for rebuilding Rikers *on* Rikers, and building housing on the four borough sites. / 12 comments
The city does not seem to be considering adaptive reuse, despite its pause on demolition of the jails on White Street. / 1 comment
A ruling supports residents' claims that the jail failed to follow land use procedures and will deplete the quality of life for the neighborhood. / 3 comments
The council has said it will tell the city to reduce the size of the jail proposed for White Street, but it's still 29-floors and years of demolition and construction. / 6 comments
The city’s racial dynamic was on full display last night at a presentation and CB1 hearing for the proposed jail on White Street. But the city provided little more info about its proposal. / 5 comments
The city has changed its mind on the location twice, but now seems set on demolishing the Tombs at 125 White as well as 124 White in order to build one giant detention center to hold 1,500 prisoners. / 6 comments
But there is space Wall Street and south - that should be target if building housing — stm / Seen & Heard: Big reno for east side of Pace campus
Yes I use those other subways plus bus. Do you use 2/3? The platform is already dangerous — stm / Seen & Heard: Big reno for east side of Pace campus
Relax. This building isn't in Tribeca. (Although the developer will market it as Tribeca.) — Thomas Hagen / Construction Update: 65 Franklin
Housing — Aaron CHRISTENSEN / 25 Water is now SoMA, and a lottery has begun on affordable units
No offense, but you do understand that this building is on Broadway, right? There are buildings that tall and taller... — mulciber / Construction Update: 65 Franklin
TriBeCa has always had homeless people, I worked in the area from the early 2000s to late 2010s. Actually its... — AJ / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman
to N: Agree with you completely. There was a black man named Lennie camped out on Chambers against the Medrite... — jeff / Encampment set up on Park Row and Beekman