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Neighbors United Below Canal

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Instead of a planned jail in Chinatown, community groups provided a new vision that meets the city's goal of closing Rikers while preserving the vitality of this neighborhood. documentedny.com/2025/06/03/chi… Documented Welcome to Chinatown Neighbors United Below Canal

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We’re proud to have Lynn Ellsworth, urbanist, author of Wonder City, and founder of Tribeca Trust stand with NUBC and WTC on our campaign to bring 100 percent affordable housing to the demolished jail site and to repurpose MCC for detention needs. # nonewjails

We’re proud to have Lynn Ellsworth,   urbanist, author of Wonder City, and founder of Tribeca Trust stand with NUBC and WTC on our campaign to bring 100 percent affordable housing to the demolished jail site and to repurpose MCC for detention needs. # nonewjails
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Thank you to the students of The Cooper Union Kipras Kazlauskas Daniel Luo Azam Khan for making this film, we were proud to have provided some background and footage for its creation. #nonewjails #megajail #housing #lippmancommission #systemicracism #environmentalracism

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It costs about $450 per square foot to build affordable housing in Manhattan. The new jails? $3,000 per square foot.” “For what we pay to build one square foot of jail, we could build six to seven square feet of housing. We’re paying $500,000 a year to incarcerate one person.

It costs about $450 per square foot to build affordable housing in Manhattan. The new jails? $3,000 per square foot.”

“For what we pay to build one square foot of jail, we could build six to seven square feet of housing.

We’re paying $500,000 a year to incarcerate one person.
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Just a reminder. This 1.8 acres of vacant land is slated to have the world's tallest jail on it. At 350 ft. Costing $3,000.00 per square ft. 3x the cost per sq. Ft. Of the #freedomtower . Affordable housing in Manhattan costs an average of $450/ ft. .

Just a reminder. This 1.8 acres of vacant land is slated to have the world's tallest jail on it. At 350 ft. Costing $3,000.00 per square ft. 3x the cost per sq. Ft. Of the #freedomtower . Affordable housing in Manhattan costs an average of $450/ ft. .