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Rikers Island graduation offering second chance at redemption
The East River prison allowed one news crew, Channel 7 Eyewitness News, onto their grounds to witness the triumph and ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Dreams deferred, not denied: Graduation held for inmates at Rikers Island
The East River prison allowed one news crew, Channel 7 Eyewitness News, onto their grounds to witness the triumph and determination of young detainees, awaiting their cases to be adjudicated by the ...
FOX 5 New York on MSN10h
One-on-one with First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro
In this one-on-one, Mastro discusses the city's appeal over rental aid laws, efforts to fine protesters who wear masks, his ...
THE CITY on MSN11h
Council Set to Pass Bill Mandating Disclosure of Rikers Deaths
In May 2023, after a spike in deaths on Rikers Island, city jail officials suddenly stopped notifying the media shortly after ...
1982 Howard County cold case gets renewed attention from police
The Howard County Police Department continues its search for a second suspect in the April 14, 1982 killing of Ruth Thorp in an Elkridge Econo Lodge.
Spectrum News NY121h
Judge orders city to hand over control of Rikers
A federal judge has ordered the city to hand over the operations of its troubled jails on Rikers Island to an outside manager. In a decision Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain wrote ...