Por: New York Daily News Politics April 07, 2023
A group of progressive lawmakers visited Rikers Island on Thursday to highlight problems in New York City’s trouble-plagued jails as they pushed back on Gov. Hochul’s proposed bail reform rollbacks. The lawmakers shared stories of inmates held in detention for years awaiting trial and said the trip only solidified their opposition to including in the already-late state budget the governor’s proposals to give judges more leeway in setting... + full article
New York Daily News USA Politics March 17, 2023
In an unusually forceful rebuke, Mayor Adams’ two fellow citywide elected officials and the City Council speaker joined Thursday to blast what they see as his wavering commitment to shut down Rikers Island by a 2027 deadline. The deadline was established by City Council... + más
NYC may house inmates at half-finished Brooklyn jail to comply with ‘flawed’ Rikers Island closing plan: Mayor Adams | New York Daily News
NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams renews push to shut down Rikers Island in State of the City speech | New York Daily News
New York Daily News USA Politics March 16, 2023
Mayor Adams suggested Wednesday that his administration may have to house inmates at a half-finished Brooklyn jail in order to comply with the city’s plan to shutter Rikers Island by 2027. The Brooklyn jail, set to be built at the site of the old House of Detention on Atlantic... + más
Review: Oral history of Rikers Island reveals city's failure | Associated Press
Newly obtained images shed more light on stomach-turning conditions at Rikers | New York Post
New York Post USA Nation March 09, 2023
Not exactly a profile in courage. State Sen. Jeremy Cooney (D-Rochester) caved to pressure from the political left late Tuesday night — just hours after Gov. Kathy Hochul sang his praises for being “Our state law allows for those accused of violent crimes or repeat offenders... + más
Some of NY Gov. Kathy Hochul's top donors privately sound alarm over GOP candidate Lee Zeldin surge | CNBC
Gov. Hochul floats another N.Y. bail law rollback, new mental health plan in embrace of Adams’ priorities | New York Daily News
New York Daily News USA Politics March 08, 2023
New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams renewed a yearslong push to permanently close Rikers Island in her annual State of the City address Wednesday, saying the jail “is no longer serving our city.” Adams made the argument that advancing the plan to close the jail... + más
NYC elected officials rip Mayor Adams over ‘inconsistent’ plan to close Rikers Island by 2027 | New York Daily News
ABC News USA Entertainment January 18, 2023
Rikers: An Oral History, by Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau (Random House)In these times, when people disagree about seemingly everything, just about everyone interviewed for this book concurs on the thesis: the New York City jails on Rikers Island stand as a failure in every... + más
Opinion | The New York Times
Associated Press USA Entertainment January 17, 2023
This cover image released by Random House shows Rikers: An Oral History by Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau. (Random House via AP)This cover image released by Random House shows Rikers: An Oral History by Graham Rayman and Reuven Blau. (Random House via AP)“Rikers: An Oral... + más
Review: Oral history of Rikers Island reveals city's failure | ABC News
The New York Times USA Opinion December 29, 2022
Two public development projects are in the works that will indelibly change the character of New York City. Both are fraught with political and economic risks, and both will strike a nerve with many New Yorkers.The first is the closing of the notorious Rikers Island jail... + más
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