NYC is Building a Skyscraper Jail…

NYC is building the world's tallest jail in Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood. Although it will be a sight to behold, it is a controversial project that threatens the stability of nearby buildings as well as the stability of an area residents claim is a dumping ground for undesirable public works initiatives...
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[@slickdiggler1197]

It’s for those who try to stop criminals on the subway.

[@thomaslawson801]

🤔🤔🙄😬 Yep.

[@whynot5716]

And arsonists

[@angelaa1611]

Facts

[@tomcook2040]

​@@whynot5716 I feel like that's probably included under the term "criminal"

[@WatchingyouWatchingme-p5s]

And those who feed the homeless 😮

[@mark7s980]

What's the point of a jail when they won't arrest and prosecute anyone anymore?

[@margaretthatcher6828]

Pin this comment!

[@heromiIes]

It's for the poor and homeless

[@-.-Monster]

they weren't arresting anyone because our prisons are already at capacity. now we're building new prisons. people will be arrested again. It's a for profit business. Your safety is only a concern when there's money to be made. Even if your safety really isn't at risk.

[@truthadvocacy]

NYC looks crappy yet the most expensive in terms of cost of living. 😂

[@TheJinashura]

They do tho. They prosecute people like Daniel Penny, law abiding citizens, shop workers who protect their stores, and future presidents. I guess they are planning to up their efforts.

[@AclypseOfReason]

Only 1000 inmates? What a waste of money.

[@krisone63]

It will be used for much more than local criminals. Other detention centers in the city will close.

[@carlomicillo4221]

I’m not paying for that

[@Hussman493]

​@@carlomicillo4221You already are

[@BlackHawk8801]

@@carlomicillo4221 it's funny you think you got a choice there

[@samryon3615]

What are they fixin to do with the rest of the inmates from Rikers??

[@ItsShaylaBayla]

And 5 years later they’ll say the city is sinking again. Waste of money, reform what you have!

[@lisafeck1537]

Exactly !! But why be reasonable, logical...

[@tonytiger9020]

Well that's what Democrats are good at wasting money 💰💰💰💰 o

[@iiCounted-op5jx]

😂😂

[@radagast7200]

So, New York went from defunding the police to building Azkaban?

[@hibiscushoney3759]

😂😂😂

[@spacepirate527]

Nice ref😂

[@shreddersaurusrex323]

😂😂😂

[@kyledabearsfan]

MegaCity One. Straight up Dredd stuff lol its so dystopian, its hard to even joke

[@JaniceVineyard-kf6wm]

Money into the right pockets.

[@tkirchmann]

With DA Bragg taking 60% of plea deals, that'll be the most empty skyscraper in NY.

[@Kai...999]

I genuinely wonder what the vacancy rate will be relative to Billionaires Row towers... might be hard to calculate tho.

[@earnestleesaddened3779]

Do you really think Bragg is going to last long? New Yorkers are tired of being walking pinatas.

[@TheOrangeRoad]

I'll plead guilty to get a penthouse suite, since no one else will be there

[@Baerchenization]

Wow, near 100% of federal cases end with a plea deal, and reading your comment and googling this for 5 seconds for the state level, it is the same, duh.

[@earnestleesaddened3779]

@Baerchenization 18 days to a new Commander in Chief and this woke nonsense will end asap.

[@Cevowo]

I don't think having a prison as a landmark is a very good idea.

[@rgalunas]

INSANE who is funding this? Comes with all the special perks like a swimming pool, state of the art gym, and free wifi?

[@youtubecertified4643]

It's fitting for the largest user of prisons in the world.

[@mr.elixer2455]

Clown world

[@lionsden1804]

A prison is a prison, whether vertical or horizontal.

[@liveonlock2867]

Something terrible is going to happen, remember this comment.💯

[@jamie.777]

Cash has quickly become the GO TO for NYC news. This man's content is consistent and getting better

[@philipmorales1292]

I actually enjoyed the real estate content just a couple of years ago but I see the evolutionary process 💯

[@sneexeplays6002]

This is so freakin true.

[@Inevitable_Truth1]

​@@philipmorales1292how did he go from touring apartments to this?

[@jimmyboy1582]

@ he started sometime last year when there was immigrants being housed in hotels. That’s how I found his videos. At that time, he was still doing real estate stuff. He started to shifting to why people can’t find houses. Then that led to why theft keeps happening; why the homeless is not being taken care of. All of it ended up being related.

[@guyz7777]

​i miss the real estate and fun apartment vlogs...now it's just how NY is going down hill,.and doom and gloom...broken record

[@TheNuclearGeek]

Yet they can't build affordable apartments?

[@Gtasixguy]

Exactly 😂

[@MassDeportation]

Bingo!

[@t.kersten7695]

maybe the cells inside the prison will be considered "affordable housing"

[@boroblueyes]

They can't build a cost effective jail. $15 million per bed.

[@TheNuclearGeek]

@@t.kersten7695 Now we know why they don't prosecute, they'd have a run on crime to get a place. The cells are already bigger than most New York apartments.

[@IzzaMeanCat]

Wow... With every passing day, NYC becomes more & more less desirable of a place to visit or live.

[@Boileroomfiles]

Lmao. Be happy you don’t live here gang. 😂 and if u come to "visit”… don’t get robbed 😂

[@memorysometimers3067]

NY is fighting with LA to be the biggest and best 3rd world city.

[@ShaneMclane-PrivateEye]

Less and less desirable*

[@carlrogers3505]

They just need to take a cue from the movies. Just fence in NYC. Make the whole place a prison. Officially that is. Its already a prison.

[@Brad-f5p]

@@Boileroomfiles Florida is nice this time of year. Come down for a visit you might just end up staying. 🙂

[@HopefulRain]

New York is actually becoming Gotham 💀

[@Never2OldMan]

they could always fix rikers , but they want to develop real estate there. Waterfront apartment builds for wealth people. Thats about it.

[@dizfunctionaldes]

Yep, the rich want to take over Rikers to get away from the migrant, homeless, and crime crises their ideologies created!

[@EvieL-z6e]

Riker’s Island is prime property for constructing & making a massive amount of $$$$$$$$$

[@mrsleep0000]

Terrible place for a jail anyways.

[@linhaton4957]

Ah, now I understand.

[@linhaton4957]

Adding to Rykers makes the most sense.

[@vanessaverbickey4418]

What's the point to build a new jail if they don't throw anyone in jail!

[@ctsvblk]

No no, they go to jail. ONLY FOR A DAY THOUGH THEN RELEASED WITHOUT BOND

[@GR33NPooP]

It's for the US citizens

[@OnterribleBlows]

so that they can turn rykers island from a prison island to a gated island community for the rich probably

[@ThatGuyNamedRick]

This prison is not for criminals. It's for us.

[@MrSloika]

@@OnterribleBlows Yup, a gated Island community with restricted access where the wealthy can live in in peace and safety...unlike the rest of us.

[@un-pankoed]

Its been wild to go from watching you cover real estate .. to this sad state of a city😢 keep spreading the word, Cash!

[@Mr_Dab_Kitty]

Frfr

[@Thunderbyrd.]

Got to give the people what they want.

[@kingjellybean9795]

He's waiting to cash in. Dudes been saying to leave ny all this kinda stuff yet he keeps his wife and child there? Why?

[@leylehadoris4355]

It's being constructed for those who refuse the vax.

[@Chordonblue]

@@kingjellybean9795 He's got a job and he's doing it.

[@ohshiithatsVon]

Do they have a skyscraper full of courtrooms too? Their cases will never be resolved.

[@jaredfritsch6833]

Now, WHAT would be the benefit to having a small mountains worth of cases, that never get reviewed? Hmmmmmmmmmm, well gosh, all those inmates need to be kept occupied, so they do something productive with their time. And since they ARE inmates, they don't get paid. Or do they?

[@sequoiaperez7899]

Factual statements only

[@robghysels4900]

They're gonna turn Rikers into Starfish Island from Vice City. That way they can sit comfortably and watch the fire that they started.

[@TBrown6589]

That was their plan all along. Riker's Island will be a place for the super rich.

[@Azarath304]

First thing I thought too.

[@Hussman493]

Awesome reference

[@kyledabearsfan]

wont matter. The braindead people of NYC will keep voting in the same people and same party. Dont expect a change, just watch MegaCity One sprout before our eyes.

[@lucast3006]

Exactamundo

[@Catcher.InTheRai]

Escape from New York is becoming real

[@RabbiYitzchakBenForeskinowitz]

oyvey

[@Emanresuadeen]

Yes, everyone who is able is escaping from New York asap.

[@emasters8619]

Yes! Thank you. I couldn't remember the name of the movie. I just thought how dystopian it looked.

[@skeletorbx]

Keep voting blue and bs like this is gonna continue

[@sonorous6200]

Mega-City One begins...

[@scrappyny7432]

exactly what I was thinking

[@flesheater5712]

I came to reply the same thing​@@scrappyny7432

[@Thunderbyrd.]

STOP making jails great again. Make them hell on Earth.

[@Chordonblue]

I was thinking of the skyscraper jail in Cyberpunk 2077...

[@user-zu5do6ri6r]

@Thunderbyrd. Get rid of our arbitrary laws first. We have waaay to many non-crimes for your idea to work.

[@digging4truthtoo]

Why not build it on Rikers Island where other buildings and neighborhoods won’t be affected, with a ferry service for visitors and another for prisoner transports and supplies, etc. when it opens? Also, the number of current prisoners (many awaiting trial or sentencing) and the number the new jail will hold don’t add up.

[@Sypitz]

So they can turn rykers into waterfront property for the wealthy.

[@caterpillarrex4932]

great qusiton but at that point why not fix the problems

[@digging4truthtoo]

@ Exactly.

[@Sypitz]

My comment got hidden- they’re trying to turn Staten Island into beach front property

[@divineantiwokewarrior]

Democrats and their Woke Third World Horde Mindset

[@rpalmer3393]

Remember the order of importance 1. Migrants 2.Prisoners 3.foreign affairs 4.Animal rights 5. Imaginary friends . .. ... 114. American citizens

[@HCIbn]

Gays should be #1

[@Pigsplayterraria]

More like #1,114

[@haydenw.9809]

​@HCIbn gays are the most important to the satanists is because they are already culling their blood line without having to fire a bullet or kill anyone

[@lilblackduc7312]

You're right!

[@DanielChadwell-n2y]

​@@HCIbn fuckin facts 😂😂😂

[@JohnLeeCaskey]

They should put a smaller version of the Las Vegas Sphere on top to run a big eye of Sauron.

[@fortunateforest]

Yes 😂

[@RFG1TmobileSAMsung1]

That's already in place ... NYC has been a big part of the NWO

[@stacythomas9916]

HAHA Funny, because it really isn't funny. Kind of feels appropriate, sadly.

[@21stcenturyshowgirl]

how revolting. New York is so finished.

[@holeindanssock156]

Poor Chinese man. Railroad slavery to being attacked for covid now this...... Help the Chinese man....

[@21stcenturyshowgirl]

@@holeindanssock156 my whole neighbourhood in Sydney is being bought out by rich Chinese...they don't need any help. I do :) just saying...aha

[@RFG1TmobileSAMsung1]

Cause china owns America on the LOW... We buy products etc .. America is just a corp.

[@kraven4444]

Locals will still swear the City and boroughs are amazing and they would never move.

[@lawlkings]

@@kraven4444 The guy making the video lives in NYC and is never moving lol

[@eatdapewpews]

When they hear they need to build housing for the houseless they build superjail. 😂

[@justme1195]

Make homelessness illegal and then throw them in jail. Sick, yet brilliant!

[@Tooshortadork]

based. lmao

[@ImGoingSupersonic]

Its homeless. Not houseless

[@randomfactsthatdontmatter3466]

​@@ImGoingSupersonicsame difference

[@1017KitchenBoy]

@@ImGoingSupersonicsame thing goofball

[@jimkanellakos4699]

Tallest jail in the world. Do they expect tourists to flock in for this?? Not the best thing to brag about New York! 😮

[@MrSloika]

Good idea. Half jail, half hotel. ' The real New York experience: Spend the night in a cell next to a real live homicidal psycho!'

[@RFG1TmobileSAMsung1]

@@jimkanellakos4699 of course tourists will flock to see this lol 😆.... Selfies with inmates etc ... Escape from NY wasn't a movie .... It was a documentary

[@williamlangeii4012]

It's a building next to a courthouse, who's flocking to that area anyway?

[@bigbeefjoedaddy]

Im sure its another way to launder money to politicians and their buddies. New york is so in debt where is the money coming from.??

[@stezenast5878]

You think it's for tourism? Bless your heart

[@thecrownedonefromthechurch]

Escape New York was a documentary

[@RFG1TmobileSAMsung1]

Bingo... Just like THEY LIVE

[@gugy68]

When I hear this news I think of the movie you said and also Blade Runner, Judge Dredd, etc. The dystopian world is almost here and in some subjects we are living it.

[@MyThoughtzAndOpinionz]

No, it was a plan

[@thecrownedonefromthechurch]

Repetition is the easiest form of brainwashing

[@hooponoponogirlz]

Predictive Programming

[@GregFirehawk]

Smart people build jails away from cities. New York builds the world's tallest jail right in the densest part of its city.

[@saintsinner76]

St Louis, MO has a jail/courthouse in the middle of downtown. It's over 500ft tall. During the BLM riots the prisoners rioted themselves and were busting windows out and starting fires. In the upper floors!

[@caragarcia2307]

I believe the jails are near the courthouses and the prisons are out in less expensive areas. They aren't supposed to stay as long as they do before they are tried.

[@GregFirehawk]

@caragarcia2307 depends on the crime. Lots of prisoners do appeals consistently, and depending on the nature of the crime new evidence could be uncovered. It's actually pretty rare for a prisoner to just quietly spend their whole sentence in prison. They're going to be periodically popping to the courthouse for one reason or another more often than not. So it's not just because they're stuck waiting for trial, and people waiting for trial really shouldn't even be in prison in the first place. That's the whole reason we distinguish between prison and jail.

[@TimeWaster_Elite]

It’s part of a broader demoralization campaign, as well as slowly programming people into passively accepting the incoming worldwide dystopia.

[@christoferrodriguez7672]

Like in Chicago jail building tower 😅

[@MichaelEdgington-p2r]

It's where they will put law abiding US citizens.

[@LibertyLinda]

That will be Rikers in its current condition.

[@colleen0229]

Law abiding citizens aren’t profitable for them….

[@alexventura6486]

every year nyc turns into more of a hell hole

[@coobay4786]

At this point, I don't think anybody thinks that NYC politicians give a shit what the NYC citizens think or want.

[@PutTheCookieDown]

We've hit Dredd levels of Dystopia. Very well, time to strap in. 😮

[@riseofazrael]

Imagine being in solitary 60 floors up seeing the entire city through a tiny window. Observing everyone living their lives while you are locked up.

[@engineeredchaos2697]

If they named this super jail "Peach Trees", that would make me so happy!

[@mikeynonips7347]

​@@riseofazraelOr if they have it a open cell so you freeze your ass off from the cold higher up air temps... Just don't do crime lol

[@TenFalconsMusic]

*Wish our Judges were more like Dredd & less like a gender studies graduate.*

[@micwell2247]

Since other countries dumped theirs on us then dump our on them ....

[@gundersonflooringanddesign4064]

Just rebuild rikers Island. And make it huge. There's plenty of people that need to go to jail

[@nigeltheoutlaw]

Yeah, why dont they build these Jailscrapers on Riker's island?

[@gingermcgarvey7773]

Inmates don't get visits and difficulties in transfer to court. We need to be sensitive to their needs. Give them compassion they deny to others.🙄

[@RFG1TmobileSAMsung1]

Historical... And underneath is something they use daily .... Realize there's a whole world underneath.... Remember NYC is above ...

[@williamlangeii4012]

​@nigeltheoutlaw Because the land Rykers sits on is valuable. It'll be cleared and they'll build condo buildings and waterfront properties.

[@Fooney1]

@@gingermcgarvey7773 They don't even bother to keep people alive. Is this really the problem to focus on?

[@blvckunikorn]

They don't care about residents I don't know why you guys can't see that. Who owns this new prison??

[@AmericanConstellation]

I still don't understand why people want to live in NYC. It's too crowded, noisy, dirty, dangerous, dark and depressing.

[@madelineharkins5643]

Damn skippy!

[@JudithMirville-Deschanels]

Rich jobs are there, ain't they?

[@RFG1TmobileSAMsung1]

Exactly 💯🤌...we love it ✔️

[@rasalghul3963]

NYC is a sweet place to live if you’re rich…

[@DatNycgal78]

😢 my home city being destroyed with every passing month.

[@taz6122]

Told everyone years ago escape from NY isn't just a movie!

[@deerhoda7574]

What a gruesome building. Something out of movie. No room on Rikers Island to build a jail? Why destroy a whole neighborhood? This idea of the world's tallest jail seems very dangerous to me.

[@brooklynrocks2396]

Looks like there was plenty of room from the aerial shot of Rikers Island.

[@kmeccat]

Agreed! Build a new prison next to the present one on Riker's Island, move the inmates there...then tear down the present dilapidated prison and build another in it's footprint. Now you have TWO new prisons... Too obvious?

[@johnahrens3214]

Kinda like something out of a dystopia movie

[@elementgypsy]

Plenty of room upstate . NY state is huge and empty

[@BenjaminDeutsch-n6t]

Your coverage does a fine job at covering all of the particulars, from someone whom doesn't live in New York. Really good reporting sir.

[@TenFalconsMusic]

. *Keep Rikers open.* *We're going to need the extra space.*

[@user-wc5lw7ps6h1]

No, we don't.

[@jsnsk101]

300ft tall and 1000 inmates. 3 inmates per foot or 33 inmates per floor? Hotels have more people per square foot. Thats some serious prison suites

[@krisone63]

It's not just for locals..

[@longiusaescius2537]

Yup!

[@cawheeler27]

They aren’t prison suites. They are jail suites. Google and find out the difference n

[@MrWolfSnack]

@GillGulliver they arent having courtrooms and accomodations on every floor dude. these jail cells will be enormous.

[@miken3963]

Why the absolute hell would one build a skyscraper jail. There are hundreds of massive jail and prison complexes in the world. Almost exclusively low and on the outskirts

[@Spamkromite]

IF that building is for criminals and not for people leaning into non-complying ideas.

[@commonsensetruecrime9635]

Outskirts is the key word. Common sense.

[@morlanius]

Ah, a giant prison, the perfect symbol of America.

[@user-zh6td1gn2m]

better get used to it! because your next! 1984 was suppose to be a movie! not a training manual!

[@ShaggyRogers1]

Everyone: You need to arrest the criminals on the streets. Also everyone: You can't build new jails. So... What is the city supposed to do? Allow the people with 40-80+ arrests to keep walking the streets due to the current jails being beyond any humanitarian level of "crowded".

[@morlanius]

@@ShaggyRogers1 The USA jails more of its citizens than anyone other country (per-capita and in aggregate). And yes, other countries exist, 194 of them in fact. Like I said, a giant prison represents you well.

[@ShaggyRogers1]

@@morlanius You're ignorance is showing. The highest incarceration rate in the world is El Salvador. It also isn't the US that has literal illegal prisons for kidnapped and trafficked people being discovered. That would be the EU.

[@gomahklawm4446]

He said houses more criminals....the US has 5% of the world's population, but 25% of the world's prison population. Thays INSANE and shows you have a bad system of society.

[@bx_ray9019]

A Luxury Jail nice even Criminals are living better then the civilians I’m done with NY 🤦🏻

[@kellylambert4934]

Sadly

[@alonzorodriguez8878]

Unbelievable 😢

[@bandzruentertainmentnb4924]

How are they living better 😂😂 Yu know what ‘Yu move in then ‘since it’s luxuryYU sound mental ash

[@YoungMesrine]

This ia a luxury jail for rich people i guess

[@RobRoy1372]

Now prisoners get a luxury view others pay hundreds of thousands for each year. Way to go NY.

[@giovannigiorgio831]

And on the taxpayers dime…

[@lyingcat9022]

Just don’t give them windows:) Problem solved

[@Jdn__0001]

There’s probably not going to be windows

[@StanHowse]

You get NO View.

[@lawlkings]

Lol, KZbin morons thinking this is a luxury high rise with floor to ceiling windows?

[@heeradhillon3086]

Jail can be built anywhere, so why to build in expensive area where system is already stressed. When it comes to power lines, sewer and waterlines along with other service systems. NYC is run by unsustainable minded people.

[@John-lk1pm]

A Towering infero

[@1.4billion65]

To send a message to China

[@thetapheonix]

Hey look another NIMBY, ya let’s not even build a jail, hell let’s not lock up anyone for anything. What could go wrong?

[@Knight_Kin]

Because it's literally right next to the court. Watch the video agian.

[@earnestleesaddened3779]

​@@John-lk1pmstop hoping and uncross your fingers.

[@spicychef7]

I visited Riker's Island in the early 90s as a kid when my Mom was visiting my brother's father and I can remember the way it smelled inside, the sound of buzzing going off everytime a door opened or closed, how depressing it felt to be there. Being watched and not being able to say too much. Physical contact couldn't be longer than a few seconds. How brief that visit was. We went there once and never went back again. That place has always been a hellhole.

[@Jaded_Jester]

Keep up the great work! Thanks for letting the world know what is REALLY going on in NYC! It's true, the people are the media now!

[@Cleo-h3x]

. Keep Rikers open. We're going to need the extra space..

[@ShareHolder-gp9il]

There is no space, that's the problem with New York's jail system as far as I understand it. Rikers is overcrowded already.

[@xsailor85]

After it’s been deloused.

[@smartwatchonpluto]

@@ShareHolder-gp9il that's the point, you need rikers because of that. Also, new york is too easy on criminals, look what it did to Cali Oregon, Chicago, Memphis, St louis, and Houston. A few things need to happen. Police need better equipment, pay, and training. Accountability for both sides through a 3rd party branch of the gov. when it's questioned, not police investigating police bs. Mental Health needs an overhaul. We don't need to house or take in illegals, there is a process, needs work to this process, but we should house and feed our people first.

[@bandzruentertainmentnb4924]

Sounds ignorant ash

[@bandzruentertainmentnb4924]

@@ShareHolder-gp9ilshe can’t comprehend that

[@Serquss]

No one voted for a skyscraper jail. No one voted for congestion pricing. No one gets to to vote on all sorts of things that happens to them in this city, yet certain folks accuse others of suppressing democracy.

[@lol99209]

Yet NYorkers keep voting for the same

[@Circee11]

The people of NYC voted for the mayor, governor and delegates that made this possible. So yes, people DID vote for it.

[@madelineharkins5643]

No shit!

[@flashnmb1]

They knew exactly what they were getting; every time they Voted for the Democrats Cartel, there’s no cure for Stupid!

[@Serquss]

The right-ward voting shift in New York shows promise, but it may be too little too late.

[@Mr.SkinWalkrMan]

They wanna build the real life Peach trees iykyk 🤣

[@richieeemosley1178]

That’s a lot of money that’s gonna disappear 😮‍💨😂😂😂

[@denzelcanvasYT]

they make money off imprisoning people.

[@MrSloika]

It's not all going to disappear. Lots of that money will be used for kickbacks and campaign contributions.

[@MarktYertd]

New York needs to fix homeless and migränts issues first and then they can do whatever they want.

[@truthadvocacy]

NYC looks crappy yet the most expensive in terms of cost of living. 😂

[@houseofbryks_]

They can put the homeless in jail

[@Chordonblue]

Maybe that's what this REALLY is. The world's tallest homeless shelter.

[@muezzathestray750]

No worries the citizen and veterans will go into the old jail . Migrants back in the hotels and schools

[@Dan-440]

This is their solution.

[@WellHelloSilly]

Goooood Morning Gotham City!

[@AT-ht6ce]

I could never understand why ppl would want to live in a city like NYC.

[@shoahkahn2692]

For the same reason they lined up for their "safe and effective" cattle prods 🐄

[@MrStark-up6fi]

Because the media promotes the city as the best in the world. Boston is amazing but nobody cares about it

[@BluefireguyXD]

Because it's "popular" and "in all the movies" so therefore "its a great place to live" 🙄

[@MrStark-up6fi]

@BluefireguyXD yes I said this exact thing but foolish KZbin took down my comment

[@BluefireguyXD]

@ "YT❤NY" I guess.

[@mjrtensepian1727]

Honestly, the doctors pushing surgeries is the most dystopian thing. This society is wildly far-gone!

[@wesleym.766]

What is happening to NY man, crazy…

[@reaper_exd7498]

No it's not. It's completely expected to any sane on looker. If you thinks it's insane, odds are you're the crazy one.

[@mattywanders]

Why build a new jail if you don't arrest or prosecute criminals?

[@skunky9134]

I assume theyre going to transfer prisoners to the new jail, considering they said "to close rykers island" that’s just my guess tho

[@BasementPepperoni]

It's for anyone who defends themselves from being lit on fire, pushed on train tracks, or brutally "assaulted".

[@margaretthatcher6828]

Pin this comment!

[@truthadvocacy]

NYC looks crappy yet the most expensive in terms of cost of living. 😂

[@riseofazrael]

Because some rich developer paid good bribe money to get that juicy contract.

[@Judzleez]

NYC is slowly turning into Gotham

[@wherezmyz]

Escape From NY, people. Snake Plissken won't be able to save you this time...

[@mstwelvedeadlycyns]

Or Daniel Penny

[@Aldo_Regozzani]

Damn, saw your post too late. :)

[@RFG1TmobileSAMsung1]

Escape from NY was a documentary...just like THEY LIVE

[@Knight_Kin]

SOLID SNAKE

[@stevelandry6825]

Thats right, Snake can't land on the W.T.C. roof anymore............in a glider.

[@dizfunctionaldes]

How are they going to evacuate a skyscraper JAIL? Like how does that work? If there is a fire or something and the building needs to be evacuated quickly where do all the inmates go? This looks like a recipe for disaster!

[@Emmy-J]

Do you actually think they care?

[@LillianCenteno-u3r]

Towering Inferno 5.0.

[@Laugh1ngboy]

Same way you evacuate any other skyscraper. You Calmy go to the stairs and walk down. While hoping the fire isn't using them to spread.

[@statesoftheunited7049]

Probably same way they did twice towers.....

[@NOOBLETK]

They will build it so that the fires do not destroy the structure. That way they cremate all the inmates and just fill it back up.

[@anythingvidz2003]

They're more focused on housing criminals instead of housing and helping the homeless folks smh..

[@stephenthomas1492]

And a lot of people support that viewpoint. I swear, they're no better than criminals themselves.

[@Jazzykatt23]

Well, what would you have them do with criminals

[@alastor8091]

Homeless people for the very most part choose to stay homeless. They refuse to get off the drugs.

[@maynardtrendle820]

They're just about one and the same.

[@KillTweakers]

@@alastor8091 you also clearly don’t know anything about chemistry or biology, and your stance on addiction is not only disgusting it’s pathetically ignorant

[@DEAD_DOG]

"I built the most inescapable Minecraft prison" ahh jail

[@ThomasWBaldwin]

Why don't they just build it on Riker's Island?

[@Brian-ig2nb]

They want the land for upscale apartments

[@Evenst3vn]

Probably height limits since it’s right next to an airport

[@nigeltheoutlaw]

That was my first thought. You already have a whole island dedicated to a prison.

[@nigeltheoutlaw]

@Evenst3vn I am sure some 8 story combloc style jails would have worked fine.

[@tommy0con2]

100% a guess but the ground might not be able to support anything higher than what is already there

[@anthonywilliams7052]

The movie Escape from New York is slowly becoming real.

[@McRemmyBaby]

the giver

[@BasDutchLion]

As big as America is, there is no better place to build a jail? Seriously?

[@Hussman493]

Our homes will be next

[@kyledabearsfan]

no. best place. a lot of the criminals and greedy politicians are already in NYC lol

[@Jaded_Jester]

No better place then the most expensive real estate on the planet!

[@starlight_44]

no kidding,there is new Jersey and Queens, but Manhattan China Town area? Stupid is whomever does this building planning and signing off.🙄👎 I feel for the people of China Town and Manhattan.

[@deltatango5642]

@@Jaded_Jester Probably because they can launder more money with it at that location.

[@RosieM-u6q]

Hmm... that rendering of the new building looks a lot like Isengard. Lol 😂😂😂

[@MorglortheMangler]

Just when I thought the people In charge of NYC couldn’t get any dumber they have to build this deathstar eyesore. Also where are they getting the money to build this anyway???

[@IceQueen975]

Federal taxes, bet

[@RFG1TmobileSAMsung1]

It's been STAR WARS since day one.... $$$ don't matter to them ...

[@earnestleesaddened3779]

"Death Star" EYE SORE, very Star Wars chic. LMAO. Are you worried about being a resident there? At least the residents on the upper floors will have "A Room with a View".

[@neilclark1681]

YOUR tax dollars.

[@earnestleesaddened3779]

@@IceQueen975 completely wrong. State taxes, City taxes and local taxes.

[@markaven5249]

That's so evil, they're building a super villain's tower.

[@mi12no]

Aka big government

[@OnlyAbstract]

@@mi12no the US makes up 6% of world population while accounting for 25% of all jailed people world wide. all of the EU has bigger government than the US with 1/10th the amount of people in prison. it has nothing to do with big government. ronald reagan, famous small government man, loved building jails.

[@Canuck4]

Dude no kidding! I was thinking that they're going to pay a fortune to have this building made, the most evil tower I've ever seen, and it's going to be used against them. It's like they're paying for their own demise. This is going to bite them in their butts.

[@dherman0001]

A tower full of villains you meant.

[@summertime5582]

tower of Sauron of sorts surely

[@gregthebaritone]

Don't they ever watch sci-fi? The skyscraper jail is part of the next step to a dystopian future. The step after that is a prison in Earth orbit.

[@Gillman78]

reminded me of the movie 'Judge Dred'

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

The earth orbit one will be the best.

[@sunso1991]

​@@Gillman78ah yes the mega block! Or cyberpunk

[@HermannTheGreat]

lol, just watched that movie 'The Escape" with Ray Liotta, your comment makes me think of it.

[@gregthebaritone]

OK, there is also the prison island, but at this point, isn't that just Manhattan?

[@MrSki-tyvm]

You want jail to be effect and strongly discouraged. Make independent cells 4X6X4 just like some other countries do. In South Korea jails are very small and offer free heat in summer, free A/C in winter and 2 meals a day with rice 24/7/365. Now you're getting the picture of why some countries have very low crime.

[@cyberwarlord7363]

That sounds nicer then what I delt with.

[@poeticsilence047]

Other countries also have harsher punishments. With things getting cut off for stealing. Think South Korea still use the stocks for capital crimes.

[@tonirez]

Will be taller than the Statue of Liberty let that sink in

[@12ksnowcat]

Happy New Year Cash. Thanks for all your hard work and insight.

[@harryyeung4014]

Dredd was set in 2080s. Seems like we have a rare case here, the real world faster than the movie.

[@reaper_exd7498]

You clearly never read about the time in between now and dredd's service. Smh

[@Mr._Wonderful_was_taken]

I can already picture Snake Pliskin paragliding onto the roof of that jail😂

[@chriswhite1584]

More crap to hurt the legal taxpayers... 🤦

[@DDunique]

This!!

[@Your_tata]

Well this action is better than sending massive amounts of money to Ukraine !

[@chriswhite1584]

@Your_tata Most Definitely 💯

[@maryhildreth754]

Why are they giving weight loss surgery to people in jail???

[@samryon3615]

Thats what i want to know!!! 'Elective surgeries'???

[@candyluna2929]

Bc they are stupid

[@Anthony-bt6op]

Makes more space i suppose.

[@ADHDLOOCHI]

Go find evidence of it happening lol

[@Pheoniex]

Maybe they can't fit in the uniform and they don't trust them in a hospital?

[@Fast_car1000]

Prison should be hell not a holiday camp

[@cawheeler27]

This isn’t a prison, it’s a fucking jail. Why does nobody on this thread understand the difference?

[@OVERHERE-OVERHERE]

Rikers is is no beach 🏖️ resort…

[@jimjerry6560]

Prisons should be abolished

[@OVERHERE-OVERHERE]

@@cawheeler27 I hear ya ! did 20 years at Rikers, retired NYC correction officer…” NYC streets are tough, Jail,even tougher !”

[@user-wc5lw7ps6h1]

Okay go there when its built and tell me its "holiday camp"

[@tubernery]

Why can't they just demolish Riker's Idland and build the tallest skyscraper jail there.. Mordor'sTower may also help bring in tourist revenue.

[@samurai_jack_1]

Because that would make sense.

[@timberwolfe1645]

And don't forget that it ONLY HAS ENOUGH CAPACITY FOR 800 inmates, not 6,000 like a tall scrapper should have

[@TheNuclearGeek]

Do they know *"Escape from New York"* wasn't supposed to be a "based upon a true story"?

[@TheEvilProfessorMonoCulture]

Premature Documentary

[@rustyshakleford5776]

Chicago already has a skyscraper jail right in the downtown area. If you're high enough in a neighboring building you can see inmates pacing around in the open air "yard" on the top floor.

[@rogerkeinengel2467]

Wasn't there a movie with such a prison?

[@SisyphusJP]

Judge dred

[@RFG1TmobileSAMsung1]

Escape from NY... Snake plinskin... They tell u in "movies" aka PREDICTIVE PROGRAMming

[@VOXivero]

I'm thinking _The Platform_ but I'm certain there's another movie

[@Alfyoops]

"This is an incorrect thought process" - Prison Director Poe

[@Katsurenjo15]

Trade offs. If Riker's is so awful, then change the management. If it's structural, update and repair. On the other hand, it's a prison, not a resort. The tower jail should at best be located on Riker's. And whyv would they select Chinatown? Historically Harlem was a massive center of felonious crime. So, maybe there would be better. But I still think Riker's should be fixed.

[@PEACEKEEPER-mm3js]

3 Meal and Cozy Bed. 😂 Those are 5 stars prison

[@whathandleUtalkabt]

💯

[@r-ratedstudios3847]

And a view on the city

[@TheEvilProfessorMonoCulture]

One of the few buildings that tall enough to pierce the smog

[@colleen0229]

3 hots and a cot….. No bills I’d still pass

[@natedogg8822]

It’s a prison it not supposed to be nice and cozy for the worst criminals. This is the problem with America. Making a new prison for murderous criminals because Ryker’s Island is inhumane??

[@Allen-by6ci]

Will it have a revolving door?

[@wolfgangstrange9313]

Hahahah nice

[@RFG1TmobileSAMsung1]

Of course... Just like CLUB FED for them industry puppets

[@colleen0229]

Oh course. Recidivism is profitable

[@NaturallyTivona]

New York City is going downhill man. Sad to say that as a native New Yorker 😔

[@ChrisWijtmans]

you do not look dutch to me .

[@carlcarlssen4299]

Your people are one of the main reasons. Listening to rap and hiphop and always being ghetto and tough and rowdy against law abiding scared people....the price to pay is tough.

[@mrmack3176]

It's been so bad this guy made a whole channel bout NYC and still had a video out every day based on 1 city 😂

[@JudithMirville-Deschanels]

@@ChrisWijtmans You're right : let us bring back Dutch as NYC's official language.

[@RFG1TmobileSAMsung1]

Ummm if you want get technical... The INDIGENOUS people are the original.... But yea they sold NYC for 5$ and trinkets etc... now a whole new "people" own basically all corps etc...

[@jasoncenami]

Old George Carlin skit... Everyone wants prisons, but NIMBY, "Not In My Back Yard" Then he goes on to say, prisons sounds pretty safe, not like bad guys are gonna hang around a prison & if they break out? What do you think... They are gonna stick around? Lol...

[@jacquiandbrendon4779]

Great reporting thanks xxx

[@SlMORRG]

They should build it outside of NYC. What a stain on society to place any jail or prison directly inside of cities. Prisons or "jails" need to be built outside of cities. If you're building jails inside of towns or cities then the real estate in those cities need to be the lowest costs for rentals, condos and/or homes. Any time you bring casinos and jails into cities, and build them inside of cities, you get skyrocketing crime, poverty, and higher costs in real estate. It is a stain on society. Why can't they build "jails" outside of the cities? "Hey look, it's an iconic jail smack dab in the middle of NYC", what a shame. And that just goes to show you how government thinks about the people who foot the entire bill of government. Government is evil man in my opinion.

[@I2AmUS]

Fortunately, There is a federal jail in downtown chicago

[@Lyn-io5tx]

That’s where all the crime is happening…in the big city so you can just keep your criminals to yourself. Maybe the jail towering over the view of all of the other buildings will serve as a reminder not to do the crime.

[@davekinghorn9567]

An asinine waste of revenuable real estate.

[@n2xpy439]

I pay taxes in NY. Can we choose who belongs in the new jail? I'll start with George Sorors, Alex Sorors, and Bill Gates. 😮

the real criminals

[@28andfun]

Followed by Pelosi, aoc too

[@28andfun]

Not a jail but an evil liar gaurentee you will be massive rooms under the jail for evil

[@TheExileFox]

Add Elon Musk and Trump as well.

[@AngeleAlAahnnAn]

Excellence job in letting us know about what's really going on Cash Jordon. NYC what are you hiding??? WHY such a gigantic sci fi Jail whats really going to be going on in there???

[@Crackshotsteph]

"Citizens of Peach Trees. Judgment time." - Judge Dredd.

[@1stfloorguy59]

Not one illegal immigrant will ever be in there. That's for citizens only because americans deserve the best sentences

[@michael3napoles]

No one belongs in prisons we all should be free

[@1stfloorguy59]

@michael3napoles have you killed someone ? What exactly are you trying to say here?

[@michael3napoles]

@ I don’t believe in jails/prisons we all should be free

[@michael3napoles]

@ the police/military should be defunded

[@1stfloorguy59]

@@michael3napoles free to kill?

[@lindalily69]

This is the most dystopian nightmare to ever exist in the future. I have a feeling that it won't be for real criminals but for whistleblowers, political dissidents and those who tried to protect themselves.

[@hibiscushoney3759]

Yep.

[@misslala59]

Great job cash. You are incredibly good at what you do

[@majorchutzpah7265]

Why dont they build it on Rikers Island?

[@lovshooting]

Wait how does a tall building stops inmates from being violent to each other? And why not build this building right next to the current ? … whose idea was this ?

[@Sloppypotter]

Well you see they want the island of rikers for the elites waterfront properties they will build.

[@gwenschouten6532]

Oh wow hay Cash Happy New Year.

[@Michael-ew5my]

It should be for politicians ,but then again , will have to be way bigger

[@FabStream-y5t]

Mr. Snake comes real? Escape from New York. Next stop: Prison ghetto.