Fury at Chinatown Jail as city’s own engineering report notes the difficulties of building on the site. ( Photo: NYC DDC) Fury at Chinatown Jail: Locals Warn of Danger, City Set to Build With local fury over the Chinatown jail still sky high even as the city prepares to build the controversial 16-story jail... News 31 Aug 2026 | 11:51
Renderings of the soon-to-be under construction Chinatown Jail. ( Photo: NYC DDC) Chinatown Jail Construction Starting Soon, Will Continue for Years To make an omelette, the hoary apothegm goes, you have to break few eggs. And so it will be with the Chinatown Jail, whose... News 01 Feb 2026 | 03:43
Assemblymember Grace Lee delivers a speech on Centre Street, outside of Chung Pak and the Manhattan Detention Complex demolition site, while surrounded by elected officials and community advocates. ( Photo by Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) Calls to Halt Construction of Chinatown Jail After Cracks Discovered in Senior Home For much of the week, from morning till evening, Chung Pak shakes with the intensity of an earthquake, according to a resident... News 19 Mar 2024 | 03:37
