By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) – A 625-foot New York City jail barge moored on the East River in the South Bronx is finally set to head to the scrappers, two years after its last prisoners disembarked. New York City will receive $1.5 million for the barge and benefit from not having to pay to have it hauled away, according to the city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC). A much larger New York City waterfront project in Brooklyn has also been in the news this month. The plan is to sell rights to build housing to help finance restoration and modernization of the maritime facility. Some working waterfront advocates have opposed the plan, concerned about the loss of more industrial maritime space to residential development.