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Veterans get housing area of their own at Rikers Island

Veterans get housing area of their own at Rikers Island

By Bill Parry

Report: Rikers can close ahead of schedule

Report: Rikers can close ahead of schedule

By Gina Martinez

Jamaica

Detective gets probation and fine for lying under oath about a south Queens man’s drug arrest

By Robert Pozarycki

Borough-based prison coming to Kew Gardens as plan to close Rikers moves forward

News

Borough-based prison coming to Kew Gardens as plan to close Rikers moves forward

By Bill Parry

QUEENS DETENTION

Mayor’s Rikers Island plan will re-open jail at the Kew Gardens Queens Detention Complex

By Angela Matua

Rikers escapee faces 16 to life for Queens burglaries: DA

Rikers escapee faces 16 to life for Queens burglaries: DA

By Naeisha Rose

NYPD detective faces seven years for fake drug bust: DA

Jamaica

NYPD detective faces seven years for fake drug bust: DA

By Mark Hallum

rikers

De Blasio announces he will close first of nine jails on Rikers Island this summer

By Angela Matua

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

RIKERS

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

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