More than a hundred Lower Manhattan residents at a Sunday rally decried the proposed construction of a new city jail in the heart of Chinatown.
Piling on the steps and alongside the sidewalk outside of the Manhattan Detention Complex (also known as the Tombs) on 125 White St., New Yorkers — many of whom identify as members of the AAPI community — brought protest signs and unbridled rage to rally against what they feel will be a blight in their historic neighborhood.
Led by the Neighbors United Below Canal (NUBC) and Council Member Christopher Marte, who has been both an opponent of the borough-based jail plan and a supporter of closing Rikers, residents spoke out against the destruction of the current jail and construction of a bigger, new jail site.