The ruling came on the same day that a state judge in Queens dismissed a similar case challenging the location of a new jail to be built in the Bronx.
March 30, 2021 at 06:52 PM
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A New York state appeals court ruled Tuesday that New York City can move ahead with plans to build a new jail to replace Rikers Island in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood, rejecting a challenge from residents who said the process ran afoul of local zoning laws.
A four-judge panel of the Appellate Division, First Department overturned a lower court’s ruling that required the city to restart scoping after officials abandoned a proposal to build the jail three blocks south on Centre Street.
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A New York state appeals court ruled Tuesday that New York City can move ahead with plans to build a new jail in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood to replace Rikers Island.
