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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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