The City of New York is planning to demolish an existing jail to build the WORLD’S TALLEST JAIL in the heart of Chinatown.

The community has been protesting the detrimental environmental, economic, and human impact of this plan since 2019 and this is our LAST CHANCE to change the mayor’s mind.

The estimated budget for the Manhattan project is $2.3 billion. When we choose to invest in jails, not people, it is institutionalized racism for people of color, especially low income communities of color.

Demolition on Manhattan Detention Center to start the construction of the jail is imminent. If demolished, there are serious documented concerns about pollutants and environmental impacts that are unmitigable brought on by this 5-7 year construction project. Particularly troubling are the impacts to our most vulnerable populations of elders, immigrants, and low income populations.

Join NUBC as we build a coalition of local community partners and stakeholders at an in person rally and protest at 1PM on Sunday, March 20 at Columbus Park.

The goal of this rally is to:

• Show our strength in numbers to send local politicians the message that will unite to fight against harm in our communities.

• Save Manhattan's Chinatown, one of the last authentic Chinatowns in the country, from being further erased

• Remind Mayor Adams he acknowledged the institutional harm promised NO MORE JAILS on the campaign trail

• Call for an end to mass incarceration by investing in people and communities