Manhattan Chinatown advocates seek a middle ground on 124-25 White Street before machinery breaks literal ground. Residents have long protested against the borough-based jail planned in the neighborhood but now propose moving construction to a nearby location and repurposing the two-acre plot for affordable housing and green space.

On Monday, June 2, the advocates revealed their proposal outside the 124-25 White Street construction site, which currently sits at ground zero next to the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse after an extensive demolition process.

“We’re not here just to protest,” said Jan Lee, co-founder of Neighbors United Below Canal. “We’re here to offer an alternative: a vision that puts housing first on that spot, a vision that supports a livable Chinatown, [and] a vision that

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