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NYC officials to discuss what's next for Rikers Island jails at City Council hearing

The hearing comes less than a month after an independent commission found officials won’t meet the 2027 deadline to close the complex.

CBS News on MSN · 3d

NYC Council sues to stop ICE from opening Rikers Island office. Why they call it "tainted by conflict of interest"

The New York City Council filed a lawsuit Tuesday trying to stop the Adams administration's move allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to operate on Rikers Island.

New York Post on MSN · 1d

Lefty NYC Council pols want to spend $1M to speed up Rikers Island closure

The City Council is considering spending $1.1 million on a measure aimed at speeding up the closing of Rikers Island — a bid Mayor Eric Adams’ office slammed as a “redundant,

Brooklyn Paper2d

The art of confinement: Rikers Island detainees’ work goes on display in Bed-Stuy

Inside his cell on Rikers Island, Brian Croskey spends hours every day drawing elaborate artwork to free his mind.

Gothamist1d

Frustration over Rikers Island closure delays boil over in hearing

“Now is the time for strong leadership by all present and future office holders in this city to close Rikers as soon as ...

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City council, activists defend Rikers Island closure plan amid criticism

MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) — Members of the city council and activists are pushing back on criticism of the plan to close Rikers Island— and build four smaller jails. The project is billions over ...

New York Daily News3d

Real political leadership needed to shut Rikers

released an updated blueprint to close Rikers Island. The publication is timely: just three months into 2025, five people have already died in the city’s jail system. Our original 2017 report ...

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