May 23, 2018 · “That place” was the notorious Spofford Juvenile Detention Center. Owned and operated by the New York City Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) for 54 years, Spofford was an intake facility for people under 15 years of age who were awaiting trial …

Oct 28, 2016 · A notorious juvenile jail facility in Hunts Point, the Bronx will be redeveloped into an affordable mixed-use live-work complex called The Peninsula by 2024.

Jun 23, 2022 · Spofford left a black mark on its juvenile detainees, and according to data obtained by the Bronx Times, an average of 289 young people at a time were housed there. Additionally, the population at Spofford was comprised of overpoliced …

Childcare advocates and juvenile corrections experts have called DJJ's services a "model program for Secure Detention for juveniles." Until 1998, Spofford Juvenile Center in the Bronx was New York City’s sole Secure Detention facility for juveniles.

Jun 22, 2022 · NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today continued efforts to provide New Yorkers with affordable housing options by opening 183 deeply affordable units, in addition to a cultural arts center, on the former site of the Spofford Juvenile Detention Center — the site where he was held at 15 years old — in the Hunts Point neighborhood ...

Its new location in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx was comprised of two separate buildings - one for boys and one for girls. Over time, the boys facility became known as Spofford Youth House, and then simply Spofford Juvenile Center; the girls facility was known as …

Mar 31, 2011 · For 54 years, the gate at Bridges Juvenile Center clanged shut behind troubled youth, confining them to a hulking concrete lockup plagued by fights and abuse.

The Peninsula is a reimagining of the former Spofford Juvenile Detention Center, transforming it into a mixed-use, live/work campus that will help revitalize the vibrant Hunts Point neighborhood.

Jun 22, 2022 · New York City Mayor Adams today opened 183 deeply affordable homes and a cultural arts center on the former site of the Spofford Juvenile Detention Center in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx, where he was held at 15 years old.

Nov 2, 2018 · Transforming the Spofford Juvenile Detention Center into La Peninsula, a vibrant hub for the community with 100% affordable housing, commercial and retail spaces, is a testament to the work of community, city and state leaders who have helped make this a reality.