Districting quirk means Queens has key role in final Close Rikers plan
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A quirk of community districting gives Queens outsized influence on the final closure of the nine isolated and outdated jails on Rikers.
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Pols honor late State Sen. José Peralta with street naming
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Peralta was the first Dominican-American elected to the New York Senate when he took office in 2010.
Read MoreBronx community board is latest to reject city’s jail plan
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The vote came nine days after Queens Community Board 9 voted 28-0 in favor of a resolution opposing the city’s plan to build a jail behind the Queens Criminal Courthouse.
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