Council approves borough-based jail plan, clearing path to close Rikers (Updated)
The New York City Council approved a sweeping land use measure on...
The New York City Council approved a sweeping land use measure on...
For years, before running for office or representing District 36, I worked...
I am a mother, a Brooklyn resident, criminal justice advocate and former...
A City Council committee voted on Thursday in favor of a plan...
In the oft-referenced words of Dostoevsky, a society can be judged...
Updated on Oct. 17 at 10:30 a.m. Negotiations around the...
Advocates and opponents of the city’s plan to close Rikers Island...
Neighborhood opponents of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to rebuild...
The next stop on the mayor’s effort to close Rikers...