Promises won't close Rikers Island. Action will.
We're announcing the opening of NYC’s first Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit at Bellevue Hospital for people in custody with complex medical needs, including critically vulnerable Rikers Island detainees.
The journey to close Rikers has begun.
We're announcing the opening of NYC’s first Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit at Bellevue Hospital for people in custody with complex medical needs, including critically vulnerable Rikers Island detainees.
The journey to close Rikers has begun.
April 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Promises won't close Rikers Island. Action will.
We're announcing the opening of NYC’s first Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit at Bellevue Hospital for people in custody with complex medical needs, including critically vulnerable Rikers Island detainees.
The journey to close Rikers has begun.
We're announcing the opening of NYC’s first Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit at Bellevue Hospital for people in custody with complex medical needs, including critically vulnerable Rikers Island detainees.
The journey to close Rikers has begun.
The beautiful game. The people’s game.
Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates.
Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.
Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates.
Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.
July 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The beautiful game. The people’s game.
Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates.
Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.
Throughout this World Cup, we have been reminded of a simple truth: football belongs to everyone. So does the joy and community it creates.
Yesterday, I joined New Yorkers on Rikers Island to watch England take on Argentina.
Get ICE off Rikers and then get everyone else off Rikers
April 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Get ICE off Rikers and then get everyone else off Rikers
I'm not sure that this guy knows that Rikers is a jail and not a prison, which is part of why Rikers is so horrific. A majority of people at Rikers haven't been convicted of a crime, they are awaiting trial.
Markwayne Mullin: "Let's have Riker & Alcatraz both open. So we got east coast & west coast both covered, & put our most notorious criminals in them so people understand we're a nation of laws again, unlike under Biden... I don't believe in keeping them comfortable. I want them to regret the crime"
May 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I'm not sure that this guy knows that Rikers is a jail and not a prison, which is part of why Rikers is so horrific. A majority of people at Rikers haven't been convicted of a crime, they are awaiting trial.
I guess Senator Mullin doesn't know that Rikers isn't a federal facility.
Markwayne Mullin: "Let's have Riker & Alcatraz both open. So we got east coast & west coast both covered, & put our most notorious criminals in them so people understand we're a nation of laws again, unlike under Biden... I don't believe in keeping them comfortable. I want them to regret the crime"
May 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I guess Senator Mullin doesn't know that Rikers isn't a federal facility.
I need y’all to get into the fact Mamdani watched the World Cup match at Rikers. With incarcerated folks. AND…he’s shutting that MF down. Give this man the Nobel.
July 16, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I need y’all to get into the fact Mamdani watched the World Cup match at Rikers. With incarcerated folks. AND…he’s shutting that MF down. Give this man the Nobel.
Layleen Polanco died in solitary confinement on Rikers Island because she couldn't afford $500 bail
Breaking News: Donald Trump was handed a lifeline as a New York court lowered his bond to $175 million, while he appeals the $454 million judgment against him in his civil fraud case. Trump has 10 days to obtain the bond.
Trump Can Post Smaller Bond in Civil Fraud Case, Court Rules
The former president must post a bond of $175 million within 10 days as he appeals the $454 million judgment against him.
www.nytimes.com
March 25, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Layleen Polanco died in solitary confinement on Rikers Island because she couldn't afford $500 bail
Earlier this week, I had the honor of breaking fast at Rikers Island with New Yorkers in custody. It was a night that will stay with me for quite some time.
In a system too often defined by what it takes, I was reminded of what it means to give—mercy, dignity, and humanity.
Eid Mubarak, New York.
In a system too often defined by what it takes, I was reminded of what it means to give—mercy, dignity, and humanity.
Eid Mubarak, New York.
March 20, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Earlier this week, I had the honor of breaking fast at Rikers Island with New Yorkers in custody. It was a night that will stay with me for quite some time.
In a system too often defined by what it takes, I was reminded of what it means to give—mercy, dignity, and humanity.
Eid Mubarak, New York.
In a system too often defined by what it takes, I was reminded of what it means to give—mercy, dignity, and humanity.
Eid Mubarak, New York.
Last night, yet another person died on Rikers Island — the fifth New Yorker to lose their life in City custody within the last two weeks and the 13th this year.
These deaths are a result of Eric Adams' failure to reckon with the crisis of violence and neglect in our jails.
These deaths are a result of Eric Adams' failure to reckon with the crisis of violence and neglect in our jails.
Detainee Dies at Rikers, the Fifth Fatality in 2 Weeks in N.Y.C. Lockups
www.nytimes.com
September 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Last night, yet another person died on Rikers Island — the fifth New Yorker to lose their life in City custody within the last two weeks and the 13th this year.
These deaths are a result of Eric Adams' failure to reckon with the crisis of violence and neglect in our jails.
These deaths are a result of Eric Adams' failure to reckon with the crisis of violence and neglect in our jails.
Grateful to Judge Rosado for overturning Mayor Adams's lawless executive order allowing ICE back on Rikers.
We should be working to close Rikers, not turning it into an ICE deportation outpost.
We should be working to close Rikers, not turning it into an ICE deportation outpost.
Adams Administration Move to Let ICE Into Rikers Is Illegal, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Grateful to Judge Rosado for overturning Mayor Adams's lawless executive order allowing ICE back on Rikers.
We should be working to close Rikers, not turning it into an ICE deportation outpost.
We should be working to close Rikers, not turning it into an ICE deportation outpost.
Thinking about the phrase "political violence" and the number of people who've died on Rikers Island in just the last month.
September 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Thinking about the phrase "political violence" and the number of people who've died on Rikers Island in just the last month.
it felt trivial at times to be writing about video games at rikers, which is so notoriously dangerous for incarcerated people. still, play and, specifically, video games are a meaningful piece of the lives of the ~12 young men i met and played with at rikers. read:
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/a...
A Virtual Escape for Rikers Inmates
www.nytimes.com
April 27, 2026 at 1:07 PM
it felt trivial at times to be writing about video games at rikers, which is so notoriously dangerous for incarcerated people. still, play and, specifically, video games are a meaningful piece of the lives of the ~12 young men i met and played with at rikers. read:
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/a...
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/a...
NEW: NY judge Mary Rosado temporarily blocks NYC mayor Eric Adams from reopening ICE office on Rikers Island
Judge temporarily blocks NYC Mayor Adams from reopening ICE office on Rikers Island
Mayor Eric Adams was temporarily blocked Monday from taking any steps to allow the return of federal immigration officials on Rikers Island. Manhattan Judge Mary Rosado issued the temporary restrai…
nypost.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:22 PM
NEW: NY judge Mary Rosado temporarily blocks NYC mayor Eric Adams from reopening ICE office on Rikers Island
Eric Adams suddenly for closing Rikers.
September 26, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Eric Adams suddenly for closing Rikers.
The man known as one of New York City's "most notoriously negligent landlords" was reportedly punched in the face immediately upon arriving at Rikers Island
‘Worst' NYC landlord attacked upon arrival at Rikers, may have broken bones in face: source
A New York City landlord named the worst in the city by the Public Advocate’s office is at Rikers after allegedly failing to perform hundreds of court-ordered repairs on some Manhattan properties he o...
www.nbcnewyork.com
March 24, 2024 at 2:52 PM
The man known as one of New York City's "most notoriously negligent landlords" was reportedly punched in the face immediately upon arriving at Rikers Island
the ten people who listened to alab might remember how personal rikers is to me. my first law job as a law student was interviewing detainees who were beaten by COs. detainees! most people in a rikers jail have been convicted of nothing. many did nothing
July 17, 2026 at 1:11 PM
the ten people who listened to alab might remember how personal rikers is to me. my first law job as a law student was interviewing detainees who were beaten by COs. detainees! most people in a rikers jail have been convicted of nothing. many did nothing
And that's the quid pro quo right there.
Mayor Adams to Sign Order Allowing ICE Agents Into Rikers Island www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
Mayor Adams to Sign Order Allowing ICE Agents Into Rikers Island www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
Mayor Adams to Sign Order Allowing ICE Agents Into Rikers Island
The executive order seems to conflict with New York City’s sanctuary laws designed to prevent cooperation with the enforcement of federal immigration law.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:59 PM
And that's the quid pro quo right there.
Mayor Adams to Sign Order Allowing ICE Agents Into Rikers Island www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
Mayor Adams to Sign Order Allowing ICE Agents Into Rikers Island www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...
If ICE gets even one of these facilities fully up and running, it’ll immediately be the second-largest jail in the country behind only Rikers Island.
The proposed centers are so large that some could house as many as 8,000 detainees at once, according to a DHS spreadsheet of more than 20 potential locations that was verified by NBC News. The largest federal prison in the U.S., for example, has roughly 4,000 inmates.
ICE plans to build mega warehouses for immigration detention spark growing concern
Sources at two government contractors told NBC News they were worried that new warehouses — and the large numbers of immigrants who would be housed in them — would present safety problems.
www.nbcnews.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:43 AM
If ICE gets even one of these facilities fully up and running, it’ll immediately be the second-largest jail in the country behind only Rikers Island.
We experienced one of the tournament’s biggest moments side by side.
Joy and connection should not be scarce resources. Every New Yorker deserves to have their dignity affirmed.
Joy and connection should not be scarce resources. Every New Yorker deserves to have their dignity affirmed.
July 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
We experienced one of the tournament’s biggest moments side by side.
Joy and connection should not be scarce resources. Every New Yorker deserves to have their dignity affirmed.
Joy and connection should not be scarce resources. Every New Yorker deserves to have their dignity affirmed.