Rally outside City Hall pushes to close Rikers Island
Advocates say Mayor’s Eric Adams' administration is not putting money into alternatives to incarceration.
News 12 Staff
•
Mar 9, 2024, 3:20 PM
•
Updated 55 days ago
Share:
More Stories
1:56
SUNY Purchase administrators monitor campus following encampment arrests
5h ago0:52
Jewish students at SUNY New Paltz share experience on campus as protests continue to unfold
6h ago0:27
Westchester's NCADD honors News 12's Jonathan Gordon with 'humanitarian award'
8h ago0:58
Report: More people going hungry in NY despite economic growth
11h ago2:48
Pro-Palestinian encampment remains at SUNY New Paltz campus
yesterday1:44
SUNY Purchase students start pro-Palestinian encampment
yesterday1:56
SUNY Purchase administrators monitor campus following encampment arrests
5h ago0:52
Jewish students at SUNY New Paltz share experience on campus as protests continue to unfold
6h ago0:27
Westchester's NCADD honors News 12's Jonathan Gordon with 'humanitarian award'
8h ago0:58
Report: More people going hungry in NY despite economic growth
11h ago2:48
Pro-Palestinian encampment remains at SUNY New Paltz campus
yesterday1:44
SUNY Purchase students start pro-Palestinian encampment
yesterdayA rally was held on Friday in a push to close Rikers Island.
Advocates say Mayor’s Eric Adams' administration is not putting money into alternatives to incarceration.
They also accused the city of planning to triple the capacity of their jails to incarcerate more people.
