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
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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.
🗽NYC’s Renewable Rikers initiative has the potential to transform the closing jail complex into one of the most significant #CleanEnergy assets in the state. Our feasibility study quantifies such benefits under varying build scenarios.
#RenewableRikers #NewYorkCity #NYC #RikersIsland
🌎📣Following the 5th anniversary of the signing of the #RenewableRikers Act, NYC-EJA is proud to announce our newest report, “A Reset for Renewable Rikers”, a look at the possibilities for Rikers to be transformed into a sustainable renewable energy and composting hub for the City of New York.
"The best alternative is to put #RenewableRikers online and to actually reroute the sewage to an updated wastewater treatment plant on a jail free Rikers Island,” Pryor said.
#CloseRikers #RenewableRikers
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"Mayor Mamdani can take action now to end the suffering of people on Rikers and build something better for all New Yorkers." - Our member Manny Figueroa, from his new op-ed in @eldiario #CloseRikers #RenewableRikers eldiariony.com/2026/02/03/e...
"El alcalde Mamdani puede actuar ahora para acabar con el sufrimiento de la gente en Rikers y construir algo mejor para todos los neoyorquinos." - Our member Manny Figueroa, from his new op-ed in @eldiario #CloseRikers #RenewableRikers eldiariony.com/2026/02/03/e...
... at the site where the Boat had been moored for 30+ years to share what its departure means, for them and for the plan to Close Rikers.
#CloseRikers #RenewableRikers #TheBoat #VCBC #AMKC
...The Boat's closure marked a major milestone toward closing all of the Rikers Island jails and reinvesting in the communities they have harmed.
In early December, Freedom Agenda member Peggy Herrera and organizer Edwin Santana gathered...
#CloseRikers #RenewableRikers #TheBoat #VCBC #AMKC
Finally on November 3, 2025, Freedom Agenda members and partners watched as the Vernon C. Bain Center aka the Boat floated away from Hunts Point to be recycled for scraps. This was a huge win for the movement to shrink incarceration in New York City.
#CloseRikers #RenewableRikers #TheBoat #VCBC
"[Mamdani] can, pretty soon after entering office, commit the first [Rikers] land transfer in over four years. That’s one thing that he can do [to prevent more deaths there] within his first 100 days." #RenewableRikers #CloseRikers amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/12...
Eric Goldstein of @nrdc.org on #RenewableRikers "The transformation of Rikers Island into a world-class example of sustainable redevelopment, green jobs and reparative justice would be a legacy accomplishment for Mayor-elect Mamdani."
#CloseRikers
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Riverkeeper testified at a NYC Council hearing supporting Council Member Sandy Nurse's Renewable Rikers Bill, which would turn Rikers Island into a hub for clean energy, composting & wastewater treatment once the jail closes. ♻️ Learn more: https://ow.ly/rR8250Xoo10
#RenewableRikers #NYC #Riverkeeper
Closing and dismantling The Boat is a huge win for justice! Now lets #CloseRikers and start building #RenewableRikers!
Dr. Shana Russell, Chief Historian, Rikers Memory Project, Michael Higgins of the NYC Environmental Justice Alliance, Councilmember Lincoln Restler, co-sponsor of the Renewable Rikers legislation, and moderator Graham Rayman, co-author of Rikers: An Oral History; all seated in red chairs on a low stage.
The more I hear about all the insane shenanigans that our current mayor has been doing—including declaring an emergency on Rikers every 3 days for over 3 1/2 years(!!), so he doesn’t have to follow the minimum standards for humane conditions—the more I realize he IS Trump. #RenewableRikers
#RenewableRikers campaign partner @votesolar.bsky.social along with @nrdc.org used a Freedom of Information request to obtain over 705 grievances submitted by people incarcerated in #Rikers and other city jails.
#RenewableRikers campaign partner @votesolar.bsky.social along with @nrdc.org used a Freedom of Information request to obtain over 705 grievances submitted by people incarcerated in #Rikers and other city jails.
#RenewableRikers campaign partner @votesolar.bsky.social along with @nrdc.org used a Freedom of Information request to obtain over 705 grievances submitted by people incarcerated in #Rikers and other city jails.
#RenewableRikers campaign partner @vote_solar along with @nrdc_org used a Freedom of Information request to obtain over 705 grievances submitted by people incarcerated in #Rikers and other city jails.
2/ #RenewableRikers campaign partner @votesolar.bsky.social along with @nrdc.org used a Freedom of Information request to obtain and analyze over 705 grievances submitted by people incarcerated in #Rikers and other city jails.
1/ An analysis of grievances submitted by people in NYC jails from 2017-2023 shows 277 complaints about sewage, and 380 complaints about flooding. #CloseRikers #RenewableRikers
Important words. Please read them. We need to #CloseRikers now. And #RenewableRikers is key to a just transition away from fossil fuels for NYC.
705+ grievances by people incarcerated in #Rikers and other city jails from 2017-2023. 277 about sewage, 380 about flooding, and also breathing issues, odors, rashes, and gastrointestinal distress. No one should be subject to this. #CloseRikers #RenewableRikers
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3/While the former administration made two #RenewableRikers transfers, Mayor Eric Adams has refused to transfer any Rikers land or buildings to DCAS, missing every single Rikers land transfer since 2022. queenseagle.com/all/2023/8/2...
2/One piece of the #RenewableRikers laws established a process to transfer control of Rikers Island from the Department of Correction to the Dept of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) as the jails closed, and an advisory committee to guide the process. www.nylpi.org/renewable-ri...
1/On this day in 2021, former Mayor de Blasio signed #RenewableRikers legislation championed by Rikers survivors, environmental justice communities, and allies, creating a pathway toward addressing the harms of mass incarceration and environmental racism. nyc.urbanize.city/post/plans-t...
The people of NYC were promised a new chapter for social justice & climate justice with #CloseRikers and #RenewableRikers commitments in 2021. We need action now! @NYCMayor Renewable Rikers cannot wait any longer!
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NYC has promised the people of New York a new chapter for social justice and climate justice with the transformation of Rikers Island. Eric Adams has halted that agenda. Tell the Mayor #RenewableRikers can’t wait! Take action: http://bit.ly/closerikers-actnow #CloseRikers
