Thompson Tosses HOD Architects for Second Time
In early February, Comptroller (and candidate for Mayor) William Thompson rejected the architectural contract for the renovation and expansion of the Brooklyn House of Detention because it had ballooned from an initial $16 million to $31 million; now Thompson has rejected it again on the grounds that the bidding process for the job was “corrupt…
In early February, Comptroller (and candidate for Mayor) William Thompson rejected the architectural contract for the renovation and expansion of the Brooklyn House of Detention because it had ballooned from an initial $16 million to $31 million; now Thompson has rejected it again on the grounds that the bidding process for the job was “corrupt and fatally flawed.” Thompson’s most recent move comes two weeks after a Supreme Court judge ruled that the HOD could reopen in its current capacity but that no expansion could take place without a land use and environmental review.
Thompson Throws Wrench in Bid to Reopen Brooklyn Jail [NY Daily News]
Thompson Throws Out Contract To Expand Jail [Brooklyn Eagle]
Split Decision on House of Detention [Brownstoner]
Comptroller Blocks House of Detention Expansion [Brownstoner]
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That’s what they do at Rikers and the Tombs hold them until trial is over if they can’t make bail-that’s also what they want to do at HOD. if they are convicted and sentenced to more than a year(felony convictions) they get transferred to the State—you know up the River as in Sing Sing.
Only short term convictions are kept at the city jails and they are mostly relatively minor misdemeanors with a sentence less than a year. The convicted ones are housed separately at Rikers from those awaiting trial.
I live in the Heights and walk past this building quite often. With the Marble walls on the ground level, it is probably one of the “nicest” looking jails in town. The fact they want to dump more money into it is curious. I really don’t have a problem with it being where it is – after all all the Brooklyn courts are near by. However, they should not keep pumping this building with more money and it should not be used as a long term holding center ala Rikers, but to hold suspects until while they are at trial.