A. Santiago
@asantigold.bsky.social
Just a girl, born and raised in Queens.
✨opinions are my own✨
✨opinions are my own✨
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“You might not close all of Rikers Island by [August 31, 2027], but what we can do is meet our decarceration goals and closing more jails on Rikers Island.” - Freedom Agenda Co-Director Darren Mack #CloseRikers amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/08...
Legal deadline to close Rikers Island reaching one-year countdown
Monday marks one year from the August 31, 2027 deadline to close Rikers Island and repurpose the land toward future environmental use.
amsterdamnews.com
August 27, 2026 at 5:26 PM
“You might not close all of Rikers Island by [August 31, 2027], but what we can do is meet our decarceration goals and closing more jails on Rikers Island.” - Freedom Agenda Co-Director Darren Mack #CloseRikers amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/08...
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Mark your calendar to join us August 31, 2026 to mark one year from the legal deadline to Close Rikers!
August 31, 2026 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Outside City Hall, Broadway Gate [across from 250 Broadway]
RSVP --> bit.ly/831closerikers
#CloseRikers
August 31, 2026 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Outside City Hall, Broadway Gate [across from 250 Broadway]
RSVP --> bit.ly/831closerikers
#CloseRikers
August 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Mark your calendar to join us August 31, 2026 to mark one year from the legal deadline to Close Rikers!
August 31, 2026 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Outside City Hall, Broadway Gate [across from 250 Broadway]
RSVP --> bit.ly/831closerikers
#CloseRikers
August 31, 2026 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Outside City Hall, Broadway Gate [across from 250 Broadway]
RSVP --> bit.ly/831closerikers
#CloseRikers
We need way more affordable housing in Queens @mayor.nyc.gov. I'm a lifelong New Yorker & Queens Native; I shouldn't be forced/priced out of my city.
August 18, 2026 at 11:37 PM
We need way more affordable housing in Queens @mayor.nyc.gov. I'm a lifelong New Yorker & Queens Native; I shouldn't be forced/priced out of my city.
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THANK YOU to @mayor.nyc.gov for moving New York forward to end the monstrosity that is Rikers by transferring NIC and parts of AMKC and GMDC by the mandated deadline. Today, NIC, AMKC, and GMDC. Next up, the rest of Rikers Island!
#CloseRikers #RenewableRikers
#CloseRikers #RenewableRikers
June 30, 2026 at 3:26 PM
THANK YOU to @mayor.nyc.gov for moving New York forward to end the monstrosity that is Rikers by transferring NIC and parts of AMKC and GMDC by the mandated deadline. Today, NIC, AMKC, and GMDC. Next up, the rest of Rikers Island!
#CloseRikers #RenewableRikers
#CloseRikers #RenewableRikers
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BREAKING: In a resounding victory for immigrant families across the country, today the Supreme Court defended the core American promise that the Constitution — not the president — decides who is born an American.
June 30, 2026 at 4:37 PM
BREAKING: In a resounding victory for immigrant families across the country, today the Supreme Court defended the core American promise that the Constitution — not the president — decides who is born an American.
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"Our jail system operates four times less efficiently than most others....while programs that actually deliver safety remain underfunded. Rightsizing DOC by reducing vacancies is the kind of structural correction the moment demands, where justice meets fiscal sense." #CloseRikers
OPINION | A new era calls for rethinking Rikers spending
A new era calls for rethinking Rikers spending
www.nydailynews.com
May 18, 2026 at 1:34 PM
"Our jail system operates four times less efficiently than most others....while programs that actually deliver safety remain underfunded. Rightsizing DOC by reducing vacancies is the kind of structural correction the moment demands, where justice meets fiscal sense." #CloseRikers