It may be a matter of pride for the locals to have a tall building in the city, but this is not the case in a big city. The reason is that it will be used as a prison. Even after competing with the tallest buildings of the metropolis, people want that it should not be built. Yes, this will not be built in any ordinary city but in New York City of America, a 40-storey prison scraper will be built in the bustling Chinatown.
The height of the “Prisonscraper” will be 300 feet, or about 92 meters, about a third of the height of the Empire State Building or Big Ben. Where this prison is being built, there used to be a large building. One of four buildings collectively known as The Tombs. A complex of four prisons was built, the first of which opened about 200 years ago. Now they are being demolished with a bulldozer, and a new prison is being built in their place – and this prison will be the highest prison on earth.
This is all part of a plan to revamp New York’s crumbling prison network, with the notorious Rikers Island being shut down as part of a massive project worth over Rs 12 trillion, 68 billion and 58 crores. Jailscraper is where over 1,000 prison inmates will be housed and has caused a lot of distress among the people of Chinatown.
This prison will be built in New York’s busy Chinatown area. (Symbolic picture: Canva)
More than 12,000 people have signed a petition against the plan, organised by Welcome to Chinatown. It is an area where locals drink tea and play chess and mah-jong, while people from further afield come to enjoy the markets, restaurants and souvenir shops.
Residents say they don’t want the Jailscraper and its more than 1,000 criminals to haunt their lives. Jan Lee of Neighbors United Below Canal told Architectural Digest: “It’s a nightmare. For generations, Chinatown has been shrouded in the shadow of prisons. “Our focus should be on safety, scale and preserving Chinatown’s unique cultural identity.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 22, 2024, 20:02 IST
