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New York / Crime

Rikers Island Detainees to be Housed in Manhattan Hospital

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a plan to transfer detainees from Rikers Island with complicated medical needs to a therapeutic unit at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan. This move aims to provide better access to specialty care and is part...

NYC Opens First Therapeutic Housing Unit At NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue As Part of Rikers Closure Plan
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Politics / NYC Elections

Cuomo Details Rikers Rebuild Plan Amid Mayoral Race

Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo proposes rebuilding Rikers Island instead of constructing borough-based jails, sparking debate on public safety and jail reform in the 2025 NYC elections.

Cuomo Details How He’d Ditch $16 Billion Borough Jail Project and Rebuild Rikers Instead

Us News / Legal

Federal Judge Takes Control of Rikers Island Amid Violence and Dysfunction

After years of documented violence, neglect, and inhumane conditions, a federal judge has ordered a takeover of New York City's Rikers Island jail complex. This intervention comes after the city's failure to comply with court mandates aimed...

Rikers Island to be taken out of NYC control, federal judge rules