New York is Building a Skyscraper Jail

Is this New York's Most Controversial Building? Check out Straight Arrow News to stay informed and get Unbiased, Straight Facts. Download the app here http://SAN.com/b1m Full story here - https://theb1m.com/video/new-york-is-building-a-skyscraper-jail This video contains paid promotion for Straight Arrow News Additional footage and images courtesy of NUBC, The Dronalist, CBS, WLNY, PIX, ABC, Myles Zhang, K5 NEWS, CNBC Research sources: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/21/new-york-jail-chinatown-rikers-island https://www.enr.com/articles/56947-nyc-to-reissue-rfq-for-manhattan-jail-following-construction-market-changes https://tribecacitizen.com/2023/08/23/jail-update-demolition-has-begun-in-earnest-and-local-bjsinesses-are-alraedy-feeloing-the-pain/ https://rikers.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/MN-CB1-Land-Use-BBJS-Deck-040819_FINAL.pdf https://tribecacitizen.com/2023/08/23/jail-update-demolition-has-begun-in-earnest-and-local-bjsinesses-are-alraedy-feeloing-the-pain/ http://www.chicagoundergroundpractice.com/uploads/1/8/8/2/18821862/5131341_orig.jpg https://chicagomodern.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/metropolitan-correctional-center/ https://theweek.com/news/crime/954426/inside-rikers-island-jail-most-dangerous-us-prison-inmates https://www.politico.com/newsletters/new-york-playbook/2023/08/09/whats-next-for-rikers-now-00110430 https://www.wbai.org/articles.php?article=1475 https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/designing-the-opposite-of-rikers/544925/ https://queenseagle.com/all/2024/8/26/the-city-has-three-years-to-close-rikers-can-it-be-done https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/03/04/nyc-budget-director-doubts-city-will-make-2027-deadline-to-close-rikers-island-jail-complex/ 00:00 Intro 01:27 Prisons v Jails 02:08 Chinatown 02:44 The Tombs 04:14 Jail Design 06:33 MCC Chicago 07:50 Protest 08:55 Closing Rikers 10:17 Borough Based Jails 12:41 Too Good to be True? 14:54 What Next? For more by The B1M subscribe now - https://bit.ly/the-b1m We're raising awareness of construction's mental health crisis through our Get Construction Talking initiative. There’s a video series on our channel and you can find support or donate at - https://www.getconstructiontalking.org/ Follow Get Construction Talking Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/getconstructiontalking/ X - https://twitter.com/GetConstTalking LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/get-construction-talking/about/ Listen to The World's Best Construction Podcast by The B1M Apple - https://apple.co/3OssZsH Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3om1NkB Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3znmBP4 View this video and more at - https://www.TheB1M.com/ Follow us on X - http://www.x.com/TheB1M/ Like us on Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/TheB1M/ Follow us on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theb1m/ Follow us on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-b1m-ltd/ Follow us on Instagram - http://instagram.com/theb1m/ The B1M Merch store - https://theb1m.creator-spring.com/ #construction #architecture We welcome you sharing our content to inspire others, but please be nice and play by our rules - http://www.theb1m.com/guidelines-for-sharing Our content may only be embedded onto third party websites by arrangement. We have established partnerships with domains to share our content and help it reach a wider audience. If you are interested in partnering with us please contact [email protected]. Ripping and/or editing this video is illegal and will result in legal action. © 2024 The B1M Limited