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May 12, 2026

After delays, new czar sees opening to revive Rikers closure push

May 12, 2026/ Jacob Kaye
After delays, new czar sees opening to revive Rikers closure push

One-on-one with city’s new close Rikers czar Dana Kaplan.

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May 12, 2026/ Jacob Kaye/
Rikers Island, news, Queens News
Dana Kaplan, City Hall, Rikers Island, Zohran Mamdani, Bill de Blasio, Nicholas Deml
May 03, 2026

City misses deadline to release Rikers shutdown plan

May 03, 2026/ Jacob Kaye
City misses deadline to release Rikers shutdown plan

The city blew past a legal deadline Friday to release a detailed plan for closing Rikers Island, leaving its long-delayed effort to shutter the dangerous jail complex without a clear path forward.

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May 03, 2026/ Jacob Kaye/
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Rikers Island, Close Rikers, Local Law 140, Zohran Mamdani, Dana Kaplan, City Council, Julie Menin, Sandy Nurse, Darren Mack, Independent Rikers Commission
April 29, 2026

City appoints first ‘close Rikers czar’ to oversee delayed jail shutdown

April 29, 2026/ Jacob Kaye
City appoints first ‘close Rikers czar’ to oversee delayed jail shutdown

The city has appointed its first-ever “close Rikers czar,” tasking a longtime criminal justice reformer with getting its long-delayed plan to shutter the troubled jail complex back on track.

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April 29, 2026/ Jacob Kaye/
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Dana Kaplan, Rikers Island, Zohran mamdani, Bill de Blasio, Eric Adams
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