The Queens borough-based jail will be located at the site of the current Queens Detention Center at 126-02 82nd Avenue in Kew Gardens. The new, state of the art facility will have dedicated space for on-site services and programming, indoor and outdoor recreation, food services, staff offices and facilities, amenities, and a secured entry (sally port).
The new facility will contain 886 beds, including 126 beds for all women and gender expansive individuals in New York City’s Department of Correction custody with a dedicated intake, visiting space, and medical facilities for pregnant women and mothers, and will provide 305 accessory parking spaces below grade for all staff and service providers. In addition, the facility will provide 25,000 sq. ft. of community space in the cellar, first and second floors of the garage.
The Department of Design and Construction (DDC) is awarding three separate Design-Build contracts — one for the new facility, one for the parking garage and community space project, and one for the dismantle and sally port project required to prepare the facility and facilitate NYC Department of Correction’s transfers for court appearances during construction.
The Queens Detention Site Project consists of demolishing the existing detention center and replacing it with a modern facility
The Queens Site will be located at 126-02 82nd Avenue, Kew Gardens, NY
As of Friday, June 25, 2021, construction is underway on the parking garage and community space alongside the new jail that will rise adjacent to Borough Hall and the Queens Criminal Courthouse.
Building the new facility is part of the borough-based jail system which aims to create a smaller, safer, and fairer system by incarcerating less people and building modern facilities
The Queens borough-based jail will be located at the site of the current Queens Detention Center at 126-02 82nd Avenue in Kew Gardens. The new, state of the art facility will have dedicated space for on-site services and programming, indoor and outdoor recreation, food services, staff offices and facilities, amenities, and a secured entry (sally port).
The new facility will contain 886 beds, including 126 beds for all women and gender expansive individuals in New York City’s Department of Correction custody with a dedicated intake, visiting space, and medical facilities for pregnant women and mothers, and will provide 305 accessory parking spaces below grade for all staff and service providers. In addition, the facility will provide 25,000 sq. ft. of community space in the cellar, first and second floors of the garage.
The Department of Design and Construction (DDC) is awarding three separate Design-Build contracts – one for the new facility, one for the parking garage and community space project, and one for the dismantle and sally port project required to prepare the facility and facilitate NYC Department of Correction’s transfers for court appearances during construction.
The Queens Detention Site Project consists of demolishing the existing detention center and replacing it with a modern facility
The Queens Site will be located at 126-02 82nd Avenue, Kew Gardens, NY
As of Friday, June 25, 2021, construction is underway on the parking garage and community space alongside the new jail that will rise adjacent to Borough Hall and the Queens Criminal Courthouse.
Building the new facility is part of the borough-based jail system which aims to create a smaller, safer, and fairer system by incarcerating less people and building modern facilities
The City’s overarching goals for all component projects undertaken as part of the Borough-Based Jails Program (BBJ Program), including new detention facilities and Early Works, such as dismantle and swing space projects, are described below.
In addition to the general goals of the Program, specific Project goals for the Queens Site include the following: