( Also known as " The Tower " and denoted " NB " . ) The New Building is located at 11th Avenue between West 58th and 59th Streets . The modernistic , 13-story structure was designed by Skidmore , Owings and Merrill , and structurally engineered by Leslie E. Robertson Associates . The New Building was opened on November 2 , 2011 , at a cost of $ 600 million . The tower is directly connected to the western side of Haaren Hall and includes classrooms , conference rooms , a black box theater , a mock court , a 9/11 memorial , and an exterior roof quad called the " Jay Walk . " In 2014 John Jay College launched two completely online master 's degrees and one online professional certificate . The online portion of the college currently offers a master 's degree in Security Management , Master 's degree in Public Management , Certificate in Terrorism Studies , and a non-credit Certificate in Homeland Security . John Jay College Online plans to launch more degrees and certificates in the future
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