AMNY ‘Rikers Island is a hellhole’: City pols, Corrections Department spar over surprise visit amid heatwave
Bronx Times In wake of 1st inmate death at Rikers this year, activists call for facility’s closure and mass decarceration
People Queens councilman tries to bring back solitary confinement at city jails for inmates under 21 By Julia Moro
Police & Fire When visitors were banned from Rikers Island, even more drugs showed up By George Joseph and Reuven Blau, THE CITY
Astoria City transfers portion of Rikers Island land from DOC, moves closer to Renewable Rikers By Julia Moro
AMNY ‘Very basic human needs’ unmet for Rikers Island inmates on hunger strike, Queens senator Ramos says
Astoria De Blasio’s order to delay solitary confinement reforms over Rikers chaos slammed By Reuven Blau, THE CITY
Police & Fire Queens councilwoman calls for increased penalties on sexual assaults, harassment against correction officers By Bill Parry
AMNY Street demonstration symbolic of growing public pressure on city to close Rikers Island for good
Courts Queens councilman asks Hochul to call in National Guard to offset chaos at Rikers Island By Julia Moro
Aug. 27, 4 pm Free Hours Lecture: The Art of Chinese Flower Arranging and Ikebana Queens Botanical Garden
Schneps Podcasts Bridging City Hall and Nonprofits with Michael Sedillo, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services