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NYC Mayoral Hopeful Curtis Sliwa Holds Talks With New York’s Chinese Community
On July 8, New York City mayoral candidate and founder of the Guardian Angels nonprofit, Curtis Sliwa...
Citing Mismanagement by NYC, Federal Judge Places Rikers Island Prison Under Independent Control
On May 13, a U.S. federal judge ruled that control of Rikers Island will be handed over to an independent...
Squalid, Crowded Conditions at Rikers Island Intake Center Raise Alarms, Again
On June 14, the New York Board of Corrections (BOC) revealed that the Eric M. Taylor (EMTC) intake center...
Federal Judge Demands ‘Action Plan’ to Address Horrific Conditions at Rikers Island Prison
On April 26, during a remote hearing, Manhattan federal court Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered...