Getting Rikers right: Mamdani and the judge have an opportunity to finally fix the jail

Mayor Mamdani is now running the city, but soon he and the Department of Correction will not be running Rikers Island, the ...
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NYC mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo wants to save Rikers Island, New York's notorious jail complex

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system. The city is ...
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Cuomo Details How He’d Ditch $16 Billion Borough Jail Project and Rebuild Rikers Instead

Standing near the Chinatown site of a proposed 16-story new detention center, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday detailed his proposal to scrap a planned shutdown of the Rikers Island jail complex ...
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New York City mayor's race may determine future of notorious Rikers Island

NEW YORK - In the shadow of a massive jail, a leafy Chinatown park welcomed New Yorkers playing mahjong, basketball and saxophone. But last year, the shadow vanished. New York City demolished its ...