@freedomagendany.bsky.socialOne month of DOC's overtime costs could fund 1 yr of low-barrier housing for 220 people with mental health needs & open court cases.
It's time for action to invest those resources in the programs that work to keep people out of Rikers, and support them coming home. #CloseRikers
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialWith focused action from City Hall, we can significantly reduce the number of people in Rikers by August 31, 2027, and put our City clearly back on the path to closing Rikers with urgency!
SIGN OUR PETITION here to tell the Mayor to act NOW to #CloseRikers: bit.ly/closerikers-now
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialOn August 31, one year before the legal deadline to Close Rikers, the Campaign to #CloseRikers held a Countdown to Closing Rikers Day of Action. Listen here to Helen “Skip" Skipper speak her powerful truth.
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialWith focused action from City Hall, we can significantly reduce the number of people in Rikers by August 31, 2027, and put our City clearly back on the path to closing Rikers with urgency!
SIGN OUR PETITION here to tell the Mayor to act NOW to #CloseRikers: bit.ly/closerikers-now"
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialreallocate the billions of dollars currently wasted on Rikers to achieve true community safety.
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialWe’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 Anthony Springer with Bronx Connect share how he would…
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialWith focused action from City Hall, we can significantly reduce the number of people in Rikers by August 31, 2027, and put our City clearly back on the path to closing Rikers with urgency!
SIGN OUR PETITION here to tell the Mayor to act NOW to #CloseRikers: bit.ly/closerikers-now
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialOn August 31, one year before the legal deadline to Close Rikers, the Campaign to #CloseRikers held a Countdown to Closing Rikers Day of Action. Writer Kenneth Michael Williams Re/Creation Writers read from his piece "Don't Judge a Book by Its Color" on being targeted by law enforcement as Black man
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialthe billions of dollars currently wasted on Rikers to achieve true community safety.
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialWe’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 Cecilia Teuber with Bronx Connect share how she would reallocate...
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialWith focused action from City Hall, we can significantly reduce the number of people in Rikers by August 31, 2027, and put our City clearly back on the path to closing Rikers with urgency!
SIGN OUR PETITION here to tell the Mayor to act NOW to #CloseRikers: bit.ly/closerikers-now
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialOn August 31, one year before the legal deadline to Close Rikers, the Campaign to #CloseRikers held a Countdown to Closing Rikers Day of Action. Dancers from campaign partner Flex Dance Program performed an original piece, and were unexpectedly joined at the end by our organizer Edwin Santana 😂🤣
@nyamnews.bsky.socialNYC must close Rikers by summer 2027. The Manhattan jail meant to replace it won't open until 2032. Now construction is running into the night. So how far behind is the plan?
See more here: https://bit.ly/4dpRsy6
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialWe’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 Liv Freiwald share how they would reallocate the billions of dollars currently wasted on Rikers to achieve true community safety.
#CloseRikers
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialWith focused action from City Hall, we can significantly reduce the number of people in Rikers by August 31, 2027, and put our City clearly back on the path to closing Rikers with urgency!
SIGN OUR PETITION here to tell the Mayor to act NOW to #CloseRikers: bit.ly/closerikers-now
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialOn August 31, one year before the legal deadline to Close Rikers, the Campaign to #CloseRikers held a Countdown to Closing Rikers Day of Action. Singers from our friends the Broadway Advocacy Coalition sang a special song just for the event, "Can We Afford It?"
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialWe’re glad to have a mayor who recognizes the need to close #Rikers. Listen to Father Jim Sheehan of the New York Archdiocese share how he would reallocate the billions of dollars currently wasted on Rikers to achieve true community safety.
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialWe’re glad to have a mayor who recognizes the need to close #Rikers, and we look forward to a budget that shows that. Listen to Stephanie Frias at BronxConnect share how she would reallocate the billions of dollars currently wasted on Rikers to achieve true community safety.
#CloseRikers #NYCBudget
@freedomagendany.bsky.socialWe’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 Council Member Shaun Abreu share how he would reallocate the billions of dollars currently wasted on Rikers to achieve true community safety.
@tomochs.bsky.socialPlease read every word of this thread from @nyclu.org You will NEVER reduce the NYC jail population enough to #CloseRikers if you continue to follow the Eric Adams policies on policing. I’m a broken record on this, but keeping Tisch as head of NYPD was/is the worst decision made by Mamdani.
