The New York City Department of Probation, part of the Criminal Court, reportedly is being moved to 66 John Street, in a section of the Financial District now heavily populated with residents including young children. According to NYC Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway, this facility is "where people with actual criminal records go every day."
This move was registered without a single ounce of community notice or input. At the very least, we should be given more information about the move and its impact on our immediate neighborhood.
The NYC DOP provides services and investigations for more than 30,000 adults and 15,000 juveniles per year, and supervises approximately 24,000 adults and 2,000 juveniles on any given day, according to information linked to the DOP's website. Yet the 66 John St location is across the street from a pre-school and a college dorm, and it is surrounded by multiple large residential buildings. During working hours, there is already heavy traffic and little parking on the narrow streets surrounding this location. This does not seem like a sensible move, either for the DOP's operations or our FiDi community.
Please help tell our elected officials the Financial District Community says "NO" to the relocation of the NYC DOP to our residential neighborhood.
Please show your concern and support at the upcoming Community Board 1 Financial District Committee meeting on Wednesday, November 6 at 6:00 PM at 250 Broadway, 19th Floor (New York State Assembly Hearing Room).
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Reached 1,000 supporters
October 31, 2013
October 28, 2013
We are getting so hungry for that one thousand mark because the bureaucrats at the department really need to see a big block of names when they look at this in the morning. Please just find one other neighbor who might have missed the email because my coffee is cold and I am staring at the screen waiting for the counter to tick up while the city ignores us.
October 26, 2013
I honestly never thought this many people would actually read my ranting about 66 John Street but here we are and the phone won't stop buzzing with notifications. It feels surreal that so many neighbors are finally saying what I have been thinking since I first heard about this ridiculous plan. I need to go get some coffee and prep for the meeting because this momentum is actually starting to feel like something real.
Reached 100 supporters
October 25, 2013
October 24, 2013
I can see the count ticking up toward one hundred and it really makes you think about how many people are actually living right here on these same blocks. We have to keep this momentum going because if we hit that milestone before the board meeting it proves we are not just a handful of annoyed neighbors but a real group that cannot be ignored so please send this to whoever lives nearby.
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NOT COOL. There is already enough traffic and construction here. Stop turning our streets into a dumping ground for city offices that dont belong.
totally agree. this is a residential zone now and it needs to stay that way. leave it elsewhere.
Ridiculous decision to put this right in the middle of a residential area. Has anyone at the city office even walked down John street lately?
Living right next to this is the last thing I wanted. We deserve better than having zero input on what goes up in our own backyard.
This is completely wrong. We have so many families and kids living on this block now. Why move a probation office right next to a pre-school?
This is becoming a much more residential neighborhood and we don't want this!
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The New York City Department of Probation, part of the Criminal Court, reportedly is being moved to 66 John Street, in a section of the Financial District now heavily populated with residents including young children. According to NYC Deputy Mayor Cas Holloway, this facility is "where people with actual criminal records go every day."
This move was registered without a single ounce of community notice or input. At the very least, we should be given more information about the move and its impact on our immediate neighborhood.
The NYC DOP provides services and investigations for more than 30,000 adults and 15,000 juveniles per year, and supervises approximately 24,000 adults and 2,000 juveniles on any given day, according to information linked to the DOP's website. Yet the 66 John St location is across the street from a pre-school and a college dorm, and it is surrounded by multiple large residential buildings. During working hours, there is already heavy traffic and little parking on the narrow streets surrounding this location. This does not seem like a sensible move, either for the DOP's operations or our FiDi community.
Please help tell our elected officials the Financial District Community says "NO" to the relocation of the NYC DOP to our residential neighborhood.
Please show your concern and support at the upcoming Community Board 1 Financial District Committee meeting on Wednesday, November 6 at 6:00 PM at 250 Broadway, 19th Floor (New York State Assembly Hearing Room).
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 31, 2013
October 28, 2013
We are getting so hungry for that one thousand mark because the bureaucrats at the department really need to see a big block of names when they look at this in the morning. Please just find one other neighbor who might have missed the email because my coffee is cold and I am staring at the screen waiting for the counter to tick up while the city ignores us.
October 26, 2013
I honestly never thought this many people would actually read my ranting about 66 John Street but here we are and the phone won't stop buzzing with notifications. It feels surreal that so many neighbors are finally saying what I have been thinking since I first heard about this ridiculous plan. I need to go get some coffee and prep for the meeting because this momentum is actually starting to feel like something real.
Reached 100 supporters
October 25, 2013
October 24, 2013
I can see the count ticking up toward one hundred and it really makes you think about how many people are actually living right here on these same blocks. We have to keep this momentum going because if we hit that milestone before the board meeting it proves we are not just a handful of annoyed neighbors but a real group that cannot be ignored so please send this to whoever lives nearby.
7 Comments
I moved to fidi for the neighborhood feel not to have stuff like this dumped here without anyone asking us first. Bad move.
NOT COOL. There is already enough traffic and construction here. Stop turning our streets into a dumping ground for city offices that dont belong.
totally agree. this is a residential zone now and it needs to stay that way. leave it elsewhere.
Ridiculous decision to put this right in the middle of a residential area. Has anyone at the city office even walked down John street lately?
Living right next to this is the last thing I wanted. We deserve better than having zero input on what goes up in our own backyard.
This is completely wrong. We have so many families and kids living on this block now. Why move a probation office right next to a pre-school?
This is becoming a much more residential neighborhood and we don't want this!
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I moved to fidi for the neighborhood feel not to have stuff like this dumped here without anyone asking us first. Bad move.