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Queens Detention Complex

Kew Gardens groups blast proposal to reopen shuttered jail for Rikers Island inmates

By Anthony Giudice

Electeds at detention center

Lawmakers believe former Kew Gardens detention center would eliminate need for community jails if Rikers Island closes

By Anthony Giudice

Public defender Hettie Powell lays out plan for District 28 seat

Rochdale Village

Public defender Hettie Powell lays out plan for District 28 seat

By Naeisha Rose

Corrections officer steps in to aid Grand Central crash victims

St. Albans

Corrections officer steps in to aid Grand Central crash victims

By Mark Hallum

Opinion

Rikers debate becomes forum for civic leaders to complain

By Bob Harris

Mayor’s plan to close Rikers Island draws mixed reviews

Mayor’s plan to close Rikers Island draws mixed reviews

By Bill Parry

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De Blasio releases his plan to close Rikers Island within the next decade

By Angela Matua

Lancman calls on city to close Rikers faster

Lancman calls on city to close Rikers faster

By Bill Parry

Ponte resigns as commissioner of city jail system

Politics

Ponte resigns as commissioner of city jail system

By Bill Parry

Suozzi addresses Whitestone’s concerns at town hall meeting

Whitestone

Suozzi addresses Whitestone’s concerns at town hall meeting

By Gina Martinez

IDC claims victory with Raise the Age but mainline Democrats disagree

Politics

IDC claims victory with Raise the Age but mainline Democrats disagree

By Bill Parry

Gov. Cuomo signs Raise the Age legislation while remembering Kalief Browder

Politics

Gov. Cuomo signs Raise the Age legislation while remembering Kalief Browder

By Bill Parry

Opinion

Throw away the key

By QNS TimesLedger

Some of the prisons on Rikers Island, with Queens and the Manhattan skyline in the background.

Closing Rikers Island poses many challenges to Queens residents and those finding the solutions

By Robert Pozarycki

Independent commission suggests Rikers Island for future expansion of LaGuardia Airport

Independent commission suggests Rikers Island for future expansion of LaGuardia Airport

By Bill Parry

Mayor de Blasio changes course to call for closure of Rikers Island

Mayor de Blasio changes course to call for closure of Rikers Island

By Bill Parry

rikers

Mayor vows to start process that will close Rikers Island for good within a decade

By Angela Matua

An aerial photo of Rikers Island

Springfield Gardens

Queens corrections officer arrested for covering up his violent assault of a Rikers Island inmate

By Emily Davenport

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Long Island City

Rally outside of LaGuardia Community College on Monday will call on mayor to close Rikers Island jail

By Angela Matua

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Astoria

After hundreds marched in Astoria to #CloseRikers, city announces that the jail’s expansion is halted

By Angela Matua

City announces new bail payment system to cut down unnecessary jail time

City announces new bail payment system to cut down unnecessary jail time

By Bill Parry

Reforms created after Kalief Browder’s death have failed: Lancman

Reforms created after Kalief Browder’s death have failed: Lancman

By Bill Parry

Prison guards’ union sues city over solitary

Prison guards’ union sues city over solitary

By Bill Parry

City jails end solitary confinement of young inmates

City jails end solitary confinement of young inmates

By Bill Parry

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Bus-ted! Attorney General unveils major Medicaid fraud investigation targeting transportation companies

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