01/27/2025
Chinatown, NY
Welcome to Chinatown / N.U.B.C. respond to renderings released by DDC
January 27th 2025
Contact: [email protected]
WELCOME TO CHINATOWN & NEIGHBORS UNITED BELOW CANAL EXPRESSES
OUTRAGE OVER NYC DDC’S FAILURE TO CONSULT COMMUNITY ON
MANHATTAN BOROUGH BASED JAIL DESIGN PLANS
The Chinatown community is shocked and deeply disappointed by the New York City
Department of Design and Construction’s (DDC) recent decision to unveil design plans
for the proposed Manhattan Borough Based Jaill to local media without first consulting
the community that will be most impacted. This move comes despite years of our
community’s and elected officials’ efforts to engage with DDC and other city agencies in
good faith and ensure that Chinatown residents' and small businesses’ concerns are
addressed transparently and represented in the decision-making process.
We have tirelessly called for a seat at the decision-making table on this project, which,
in its current form, threatens to have long-lasting and damaging effects on our
community. The DDC’s decision to bypass meaningful engagement with
Chinatown residents and our elected representatives demonstrates a continued
blatant disregard for the unique needs of the community and undermines the
trust we have sought to build.
Welcome to Chinatown and other community stakeholders have continuously raised
concerns about the viability of the Manhattan Borough-Based Jail in its current plan due
to the site’s complications, including scale, access, soil, and health risks. Despite
presenting these concerns to numerous stakeholders, including the Lippman
Commission, and reiterating the need for transparency in the process, DDC and the city
have chosen to blatantly disregard our more than reasonable requests.
We are shocked to learn from the media that the Manhattan Borough-Based Jail has an
updated budget of $3.7 billion and an expected completion date of 2032. This is a
drastic difference from the originally proposed budget of $1.7 billion and completion by
2027.
The City continues to push an unsustainable plan without acknowledging how it will
close Rikers by 2027. Further, the proposed renders are intentionally misleading to
the public:
● Light-colored façade: Renderings make 75% of the building look pale and
sky-colored to reduce its appearance as a monolithic wall. The glass will look
black during the day, and the stone/metal façade will appear heavier and more
solid.
● False arcade impression: The renderings attempt to mimic European shopping
arcades with large skylights, but in reality, a 300+ foot building will be overhead,
meaning the arcade will be dark and cavernous.
● Artificial lighting misrepresentation: The video depicts artificial lights as
natural skylights, creating a misleading impression.
● Unrealistic greenery: The trees in the renderings are unlikely to achieve the
lush growth depicted in the video.
● Tunnel misrepresentation: The tunnel is rendered to appear surprisingly short,
when in reality, it stretches 250 feet long.
These renderings deliberately manipulate perspectives, materials, and lighting to give
the public a false impression of the building’s design, scale, and atmosphere.
Welcome to Chinatown and Neighbors United Below Canal call on DDC and city
leadership to immediately halt further steps on the Manhattan Borough Based Jail
until our community and elected officials are given the opportunity to review and
provide input on the design plans. We remain committed to ensuring that the voices
of Chinatown residents are not just considered, but meaningfully incorporated into the
decision-making process.
We urge all concerned community members, stakeholders, and elected officials to stand
with us in demanding accountability and transparency from the city.
Anyone interested in reviewing the current construction contract between the City and
Tutor Perini Contractor should email BBJ inbox: [email protected]. DDC ACCO
team will review and respond if anyone wants to review the contract this week.
Interested parties schedule a 2-hour window at the DDC office, no phones allowed, no
cameras, etc. to review the construction contract until January 31 2025.
DDC office is located in: Queens Atrium Corporate Center
Address: 30-30 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: (718) 391-1000
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纽约唐人街
欢迎来到唐人街/N.U.B.C. 对纽约市设计和施工局 (DDC) 发布的效果图作出回应
2025年1月27日
联系方式:[email protected]
欢迎来到唐人街和运河下联合邻居组织对纽
约市设计和施工局未就曼哈顿区监狱设计方案征求
社区意见表示强烈愤慨
纽约唐人街社区对纽约市设计和施工局 (DDC) 最近在未事先咨询受影响最严重的社区的
情况下,向本地媒体公布拟建的曼哈顿区监狱设计方案的决定感到震惊和深切失望。这一
行为无视我们社区和民选官员多年来与DDC及其他市政府机构的真诚接触,试图确保唐人
街居民和小企业的关切得到透明处理,并体现在决策过程中。
我们一直不懈努力要求在此项目的决策中占有一席之地,因为其当前方案可能对我们的社
区造成长期且严重的破坏性影响。DDC绕过与唐人街居民和我们民选代表的实质性合作,
表现出对社区独特需求的公然漠视,并破坏了我们试图建立的信任。
欢迎来到唐人街以及其他社区利益相关者不断对当前计划的可行性提出担忧,尤其是其涉
及规模、通行、土壤和健康风险等方面的复杂问题。尽管我们向包括Lippman委员会在内
的多个利益相关者提交了这些关切,并重申了流程透明的必要性,DDC和市政府仍然选择
公然无视我们的合理要求。
我们从媒体得知,曼哈顿区监狱的预算现已调整至37亿美元,预计完工日期为2032年,这
令我们震惊。这与最初提议的17亿美元预算和2027年的完工日期有着天壤之别。
市政府继续推动一个不可持续的计划,却没有解释如何在2027年前关闭雷克岛监狱。此外
,拟议的效果图故意误导公众:
● 浅色外墙: 渲染图将75%的建筑显示为浅色和接近天空的颜色,以减少其作为单一
巨大墙体的视觉冲击。但实际上,白天玻璃会显得黑暗,而石材/金属外墙将显得更
加厚重和坚固。
● 虚假的拱廊印象: 渲染图试图模仿欧洲购物拱廊的大型天窗,但事实上,建筑上方
有超过300英尺的建筑结构,拱廊将会显得黑暗且幽闭。
● 人工照明的误导: 视频将人工照明描绘成自然天窗,造成误导性印象。
● 不切实际的绿化: 渲染图中显示的树木不太可能达到视频中所描绘的茂盛生长效
果。
● 隧道长度的误导: 渲染图将隧道表现得非常短,实际上它长达250英尺。
这些渲染图故意操控视角、材料和照明,给公众传递了一个错误的建筑设计、规模和氛围
印象。
欢迎来到唐人街和运河下联合邻居组织呼吁DDC和市政府领导立即停止曼哈顿区监狱项
目的进一步工作,直到我们的社区和民选代表有机会审查并对设计方案提出意见为止。我
们将继续致力于确保唐人街居民的声音不仅被考虑,而且被真正融入决策过程中。
我们呼吁所有关心的社区成员、利益相关者和民选官员与我们一道,向市政府要求问责和
透明。
任何希望查看市政府与Tutor Perini承包商之间现有建筑合同的人,应发送电子邮件至BBJ
邮箱:[email protected]。DDC ACCO团队将审核并回复相关请求。本周内,感兴趣
的各方可安排在DDC办公室的两小时窗口内查看合同,但禁止携带手机、相机等设备。
DDC办公室地址:
Queens Atrium Corporate Center
地址:30-30 Thomson Ave, Long Island City, NY 11101
电话:(718) 391-1000
