Max Touhey The historic Council vote will shutter the scandal-plagued prison complex by 2026 In a historic vote, the New York City Council approved a plan to replace Rikers Island with four new borough-based jails—a momentous move that will shut down the infamous 84-year-old complex. The $8.7 billion plan, which the de Blasio administration initially […more]
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