No Jails Or New Jails: Brooklyn Plan Debated At Borough Hall | Patch

The city's controversial plan to replace Rikers with borough-based jails has divided Brooklynites between those those who argue it's the only guarantee the island complex will close and those who say "No new jails."

Dozens of New Yorkers came to a Brooklyn Borough Hall hearing Thursday, hosted by Borough President Eric Adams, to testify about the city's plan to expand the detention center at 275 Atlantic Ave. and build a new 40-story Brooklyn jail, one of four that will replace Rikers. Read more.