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April 07, 2026

City to open long-delayed Bellevue jail ward as Rikers closure effort restarts

April 07, 2026/ Jacob Kaye
City to open long-delayed Bellevue jail ward as Rikers closure effort restarts

The city on Wednesday will welcome patients to a long-delayed jail ward at Bellevue Hospital, finally putting to use a 104-bed unit that has sat unused since early 2025.

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April 07, 2026/ Jacob Kaye/
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Rikers Island, Zohran Mamdani, Eric Adams, Bellevue Hospital, Bellevue Jail Ward, Close Rikers, Zachary Katznelson
March 26, 2024

Man in DOC custody dies in Bellevue jail ward

March 26, 2024/ Jacob Kaye
Man in DOC custody dies in Bellevue jail ward

A man being held in a Bellevue Hospital jail ward awaiting a new trial after winning an appeal of his 2018 murder conviction died over the weekend.

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March 26, 2024/ Jacob Kaye/
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Roy Savage, Bellevue Jail Ward, Department of Correction, Lynelle Maginley-Liddie, Eric Adams, Darren Mack, Legal Aid Society, Manuel Luna, Chima Williams
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