The Rikers federal takeover waiting game
By Emily Ngo, Jeff Coltin and Nick Reisman, via POLITICO A status hearing today on whether control of Rikers Island should be stripped from the Adams administration and given to a federal receiver also serves as a status check of the notoriously dysfunctional jail complex. “The most basic elements of care and custody, including rudimentary practices necessary […]
Will Rikers in NYC be run by federal authorities? A judge weighs the option
By James Ford, via Pix11 News LOWER MANHATTAN (PIX11) — For nine decades, the City of New York has operated the jail on Rikers Island. On Tuesday, the possibility of the federal government taking over was the center of a hearing before a judge, with no fewer than 14 attorneys making their cases for or […]
Middletown concerned about wetlands activity where farmer wants to create incubatorfarm
By Cassandra Day, via The Middletown Press MIDDLETOWN — A city agency recently prolonged a cease and desist order it issued in June to a local farmer and owner of 13.5 acres at 350 Randolph Road following a wetlands dispute. Matt Mitchell, owner of Lovie’s Farm, returned to the Middletown Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency meeting last week without […]
Advocates push for closure of Rikers Island as federal takeover remains uncertain
By Errol Louis, via Inside City Hall A court hearing was held Tuesday afternoon on whether the city should remain in control of Rikers Island or if it should be taken over by a federal receiver. But the fate of the jail complex won’t be decided for at least a few months, with a new […]
Adams-aligned PAC is donating across the country
By Jeff Coltin, Emily Ngo and Nick Reisman, via POLITICO New York Minute: City of Yes is going to hear a lot of nos. The New York CityPlanning Commission is holding a public hearing today at 10 a.m. on the plan tochange regulations to “build a little more housing in every neighborhood.”A Mayor Eric Adams’ […]
Rally to Shut Rikers
**PRESS RELEASE** July 9, 2024 Contact: Yonah Zeitz 347-201-2768 yonah@katalcenter.org Followl Courts to Immediately Appoint an Independent Receiver to Take Over at Rikers and Save Lives online: #ShutRikers #CutShutInvestNY | @katalcenter | shutrikers.org Community Groups, Elected Officials, and Directly Impacted People Rally, Calling for Federal Courts to Immediately Appoint an Independent Receiver to Take Over […]
