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In a June 20, 2014, file photo, the Rikers Island jail complex stands in New York with the Manhattan skyline in the background. Photo: Seth Wenig/AP

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With receivership looming, what could the future of Rikers look like?

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For nearly 100 years, violence, chaos and death have defined the jails on Rikers Island. Some say that could change with the appointment of a federal receiver, but anyone running the jail complex will have a lot of history to contend with. Eagle file photo by Jacob Kaye

Rikers Island’s troubled history leads to call for receivership

January 16 | Jacob Kaye

Judge said that she was “inclined” to take control of the jail...

For nearly 100 years, violence, chaos and death have defined the jails on Rikers Island. Some say that could change with the appointment of a federal receiver, but anyone running the jail complex will have a lot of history to contend with. Eagle file photo by Jacob Kaye

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A century of violence, chaos and death

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This story covers the lead up to the call for receivership, and...

The demolition of the former Brooklyn jail at 275 Atlantic Ave.

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Amy Breedlove will be stepping down as president of the Cobble Hill...

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Advocates for closing Rikers and opening smaller borough-based jails are beginning...

Brooklyn jail officially closed, setting stage for demolition

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      ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??”  Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers ... this is 21st Century.”
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    Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of T Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez on Friday announced that the city will finally shut down operations at a controversial concrete recycling facility on the western Brooklyn waterfront by this August. Local residents had been flooding their elected officials with complaints about the dust, vibrations and noise from the SIMS Concrete Recycling Facility, operated by NYC DOT, ever since it was temporarily relocated to the north end of Brooklyn Marine Terminal site in the Columbia Street Waterfront District in February 2024. 🔗Read more at the link in bio. Brooklyn Eagle photo by Mary Frost #BKnews #BrooklynEagle #ColumbiaStreetWaterfrontDistrict #LocalNews #Brooklyn
    A ceremonial ribbon-cutting will take place at the A ceremonial ribbon-cutting will take place at the historic base of Atlantic Avenue on Friday at 3 p.m. Numerous elected officials, as well as the head of Brooklyn Bridge Park, will celebrate two brand-new murals that welcome all traffic passing beneath the portal that has become one of the official entrances to Brooklyn Bridge Park. 🔗Click the link in bio to read the inspiring story behind the murals. Photos courtesy of the Atlantic Avenue BID #BrooklynEagle #Brooklyn #BrooklynNews #AtlanticAvenue #Art #PublicArt #BrooklynBridgePark
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