NYC Takes First Concrete Step Toward Closing Rikers Island

NYC Hospital Opens Jail Ward for Inmates Needing Specialized Care

NEW YORK CITY—On Wednesday, 100 inmates from the Rikers Island jail complex in New York moved into a new residential ward at Bellevue public hospital that opened the day prior to provide specialized medical care. “Rather than wait critical hours and travel offsite to get the care they need, specialty services will be just an elevator ride away,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said from Bellevue Hospital on Tuesday, announcing the opening of the facility. …

Mamdani opens luxe $241M hospital ward for inmates— complete with basketball court —as he pushes to close Rikers

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday announced the opening of a new, quarter billion hospital unit for city inmates complete with specialty care and access to "therapeutic settings."

MAMDANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor opens Bellevue medical outpost for Rikers detainees, saying it’s a step toward closing the jail

Tuesday, April 7, marks the 97th day of Zohran Mamdani’s term as mayor. amNewYork is following Mamdani around his first 100 days in office. We are closely tracking his progress on fulfilling campaign promises, appointing key leaders to government posts, and managing the city’s finances. Here’s a summary of what the mayor did yesterday and today. Mayor Zohran Mamdani unveiled on Tuesday morning a long-delayed, 104-bed medical unit at Manhattan's …

Mamdani hails opening of therapeutic housing outpost for inmates on path to closing Rikers

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NYC Takes First Concrete Step Toward Closing Rikers Island

City opens first therapeutic housing site for people in custody.

NYC Takes First Steps to Move Health Care Off Rikers Island

In an effort to close the jail complex, the city opened a health center at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue to treat incarcerated New Yorkers. A Brooklyn outpost at Woodhull Hospital will follow.