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<p>Demolition of the Manhattan Detention Center at 125 White street began early April shortly after the city received demolition permits as bulldozers and backhoes moved in to prepare the ground level spaces ahead of piecemeal demolition of the upper floors and Exterior artwork along had been removed and placed into storage. </p>
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<p>The hotly contested borough based jail plan introduced by then mayor DeBlasio in 2018 aims to close the city's jail complex at  Rikers island by 2027 and build 4 modern jails in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens.  The plan met with immediate opposition which is ongoing.  </p>
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