Brooklyn House of Detention

The One Downtown Brooklyn “House” Nobody Wants to Move Into

Within walking distance from Barney’s and Trader Joe’s, the Brooklyn House of Detention is preparing for 759 new tenants. Not

By Michael Ewing

Thompson Rejects Brooklyn Jail Design Contract

Further sharpening contrasts with the Bloomberg administration, Comptroller Bill Thompson has blocked a $31.3 million city design contract for the

By Eliot Brown

Elected Officials Protest Brooklyn Jail, Connor and Squadron Both Show

Superintern Bharat Ayyar has a report from a protest against reopening the Brooklyn House of Detention, where a hearty collection

By Katharine Jose

Officials at Brooklyn Jail Protest: 'People Live Here Now'

By Katharine Jose

Condo-less Jail Still to Have Retail

By Eliot Brown

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