a new push today to speed up the closure of Riker's Island dozens rallied in front of City Hall demanding mayor Eric Adams shift money in his budget to help make the 2027 deadline CBS 2's John Diaz has this story it was just a mad house Larry Goodson spent a total of almost 20 years incarcerated many of them on Riker's Island with one thing always on his mind my safety always been my safety Friday he joined the growing voices calling to shut down the city's largest jail almost 200 City groups ma
ke up the campaign to close Rikers many of them rallied at City Hall demanding the mayor moves money in his budget next year from the Department of Corrections to community needs like Supportive Housing and treatment centers saying it will support the Jail's closure the city needs to take steps to deliver on its legal and moral obligation now they believe mayor Adams will not meet the legal 2027 deadline line to shut Riker's Island which the city council passed 5 years ago Brad Lander was part o
f that movement now he's city com controller the question is are we on path to close it at all it wouldn't be the first time that the administration just skips over a law that the council is pass in a statement a city hall spokesperson said the co pandemic slowed things down and quote it is clear that the plan approved under the last Administration created serious challenges for our ability to keep New Yorkers safe at Friday's criminal justice preliminary budget hearing local leaders questioned
the commissioner of the city's Department of Corrections and her board do we know how the administration is leveraging every tool available to ensure that the borrow based jails capital projects are delivered on time we have established a an internal team a transition team to ensure that a seamless transition um into our new facilities and the city council will be voting on the final budget this June from City H John Dias CBS 2 News
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Then these activists needs to house these rikers prisoners!
You have to be extremely naive to think psychopaths in prison will be nice after therapy and free housing.
This is how you end up having to deploy the national guard to the subway system.
This might be the dumbest group of people ever assembled
So where did the criminals go?
Stop listening to these people that's why your city is turning into 💩hole
I don't know if these activists are far leftists but as a New York City Native why would I ever want Rikers Island to be abolished if Rikers is the only prison in NYC keeping criminals and repeat offenders out. If anything Rikers needs an upgrade on its infrastructure to make the prison better not getting rid of the prison.
So national guard in the subway and coverage to free the criminals in the same day.....oh my the propaganda is in full swing for lockdown.
These people are truly insane they need medication or hospitalization.
Wtf will they go? I feel like someone wants that property
will all these protestors house the inmates in their own homes is my question we need to be asking them
With so many crazy crimes happening?😮
The pro crimnal NYC council and these activists should let those criminals live with them if they care so much about them.
Close it with the inmates still in there
Isn't this city a fucking crime ridden warzone?
Stop giving a platform to these people, no wonder people are leaving legacy media in droves.
Lol,he wanted to be safe what did you do to be incarcerated that long ,and the city council is enabling this nonsense.
Normal people do not have to worry about Rikers. Only losers and poc
Activist should be a dirty word. I'm sick of these agitators.
Going to be prime real estate with views of Manhattan, Whitestone/Throggs Neck & Triboro Bridges with controlled access. Meanwhile Mott Haven, Boerum Hill, Kew Gardens & Hunts Point descend into madness when high level inmates look to escape. Who’s paying these protestors?