Getting the ‘Renewable Rikers’ Vision Back on Track: An Interview Between NYC-EJA and Urban Matters

Read the full interview here: bit.ly/4cdh0No

Read the report, A Reset for Renewable Rikers, here: bit.ly/4ebwPXl

#closerikers #renewablerikers

AMKC has been vacant since 2023, and it’s time for the DOC to permanently close it and transfer it out of DOC control in accordance with #RenewableRikers legislation. Mayor Mamdani can take this critical step NOW in his commitment to #CloseRikers.

The Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC) is the largest jail on Rikers, and has been one of the deadliest. Listen to Freedom Agenda member Marco Barrios share his experience there. #CloseRikers

STATEMENT from the Campaign to #CloseRikers on the much-needed opening of outposted therapeutic housing units at Bellevue Hospital. We know these units will save lives, and we thank the @mayor.nyc.gov administration for prioritizing true community safety.

Advocates push city to revive long-ignored part of Rikers shutdown plan — Queens Daily Eagle Advocates are urging the Mamdani administration to transfer a long-vacant Rikers Island jail facility out of Department of Correction control, saying the city must revive a jail decommissioning proces...

@mayor.nyc.gov has an opportunity to demonstrate that the city is enacting the plan to #CloseRikers in good faith by decommissioning AMKC, one of the largest, oldest, and most decrepit facilities at #Rikers now, so no one will ever be harmed there again. queenseagle.com/all/2026/4/6...

... reallocate the billions of dollars currently wasted on Rikers to achieve true community safety.

#CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization #NYCBudget

We’re glad to have a mayor who recognizes the need to close #Rikers, and we look forward to a budget that reflects that. Listen to Freedom Agenda member Dario Peña share how he would...

#CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization #NYCBudget

... reallocate the billions of dollars currently wasted on Rikers to achieve true community safety.

#CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization #NYCBudget

We’re glad to have a mayor who recognizes the need to close #Rikers, and we look forward to a budget that reflects that. Listen to Freedom Agenda member Angel Tueros share how he would...

#CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization #NYCBudget

New Yorkers are not safe on Rikers. We need immediate action to decarcerate now, and ultimately #CloseRikers

"...when the mayor and City Hall put a real focus on convening criminal legal system partners and actively working to utilize the diversion opportunities our City has, we can move quickly to bring down the # of ppl in jail" - @iamdarrenmack.bsky.social #CloseRikers

Statement from Freedom Agenda Co-Director @iamdarrenmack.bsky.social after another tragic death in DOC custody -- the second in less than one week. #CloseRikers

STATEMENT from Freedom Agenda Co-Director Darren Mack following another tragic death in DOC custody. It's way past time to #CloseRikers.

The Chair of the @council.nyc.gov Criminal Justice Committee Selvena Brooks-Powers with some powerful opening remarks about the need to #CloseRikers and fund programs that actually help people with housing, treatment and training instead of incarceration. @tiffanycaban.bsky.social speaking now.

Getting ready to start this #CloseRikers event here at City Hall. We need a budget that helps #Decarcerate #Defend #Divest #Redistribute Can you hear us @mayor.nyc.gov @council.nyc.gov Great crowd on this cold spring morning. @freedomagendany.bsky.social

STATEMENT from the Campaign to #CloseRikers on
@mayor.nyc.gov's appointment of Renita Francois as Deputy Mayor of Community Safety. We look forward to working with DM Francois toward erasing this stain on our City.

WATCH Freedom Agenda organizer Edwin Santana and member Manny Figueroa on @Bronxnet discussing what's happening and what's yet to be done to #CloseRikers
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We’re thrilled to see @nycejalliance.bsky.social’s new report, “A Reset for Renewable Rikers.” In it, they suggest how #CloseRikers could lead to a sustainable renewable energy hub and a cleaner, safer New York for all! Report: tinyurl.com/ResetforRene...

... reallocate the billions of dollars currently wasted on Rikers to achieve true community safety.

#CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization #NYCBudget

We’re glad to have a mayor who recognizes the need to close #Rikers, and we look forward to a budget that reflects that. Listen to Danajah Young with Youth Represent share how they would...

#CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization #NYCBudget

Rikers is the most expensive and least effective tool our city has to create safety.

📢 JOIN US Tuesday, March 24 as we rally before the City Council hearing on criminal justice to demand a budget that will get Rikers closed!

bit.ly/324closerikers

#CloseRikers

... reallocate the billions of dollars currently wasted on Rikers to achieve true community safety.

#CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization #NYCBudget

We’re glad to have a mayor who recognizes the need to close #Rikers, and we look forward to a budget that reflects that. Listen to Linda Smith @bronxconnect share how they would...

#CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization #NYCBudget

OP-ED: In order to right historical wrongs, we must close Rikers Island We continue to live with racial disparities in our city, despite our reputation for progressivism. Rikers Island stands as a glaring example.

"Shrinking the city’s jail footprint and moving off #Rikers is estimated to save $1.2B annually — money that must be reinvested in addressing the root causes of the public health & safety needs of Black and Brown communities," Dr. Divine Pryor #CloseRikers amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/02...

... reallocate the billions of dollars currently wasted on Rikers to achieve true community safety.

#CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization #NYCBudget

We’re glad to have a mayor who recognizes the need to close #Rikers, and we look forward to a budget that reflects that. Listen to Reggie Chatman @thefortunesociety.bsky.social share how they would...

#CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization #NYCBudget

... reallocate the billions of dollars currently wasted on Rikers to achieve true community safety.

#CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization #NYCBudget

We’re glad to have a mayor who recognizes the need to close #Rikers, and we look forward to a budget that reflects that. Listen to Reggie Chatman @fortunesociety share how they would...

#CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization #NYCBudget

NYC Looks to Expand Supportive Housing for New Yorkers Coming Out of Jail - City Limits The city plans to open 190 new affordable units, paired with support services, for people who cycle between jail and homeless shelters.

“We are thrilled to see Mayor Mamdani taking such a significant step so quickly toward closing the revolving door between jail and homelessness." - @iamdarrenmack.bsky.social on @mayor.nyc.gov's RFP for 190 units of Justice-Involved Supportive Housing #CloseRikers citylimits.org/nyc-looks-to...

Hopes Rise for Troubled Rikers Jail Closure, but Mamdani Faces Hurdles For New York City’s mayor, the hard part isn’t deciding whether or not to shut down Rikers, but figuring out how to do it safely and in a timely way.

We never had an easy day in the fight to #CLOSErikers & #buildCOMMUNITIES. It was never a campaign limited by what's possible. It was—and is—a vision defined by what's necessary. I'll never stop being proud of what we achieved.

For what lies ahead? 👇🏽Excellent synopsis from @themarshallproject.org.