We’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...

We’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...
We’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
We’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.
We’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
We’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.
🚨 A 20-year-old died after medical distress in NYC correction custody, the eighth custody death this year.
https://micheleevansnews.com/2026/09/18/eighth-person-dies-in-nyc-correction-custody-this-year/
🕯️ Three more names now join the Rikers wall honoring DOC members lost to 9/11-related illness.
https://micheleevansnews.com/2026/09/11/new-names-added-to-rikers-9-11-memorial-wall/
🚨 Rikers correction officers ran toward Ground Zero on 9/11—and their service still shapes the memorial record.
https://micheleevansnews.com/2026/09/11/rikers-officers-ran-toward-ground-zero-on-9-11/
#Rikers #NYCDOC #911Anniversary #FirstResponders #Accountability
⚖️ Ailing defendant says Rikers is failing her medical needs.
https://micheleevansnews.com/2026/09/10/ailing-defendant-says-rikers-is-failing-her-medical-needs/
🚨 Federal monitor says NYC jail leaders obstructed court-ordered Rikers oversight.
🚨 Four Rikers correction staff were injured in a clinic attack.
https://micheleevansnews.com/2026/09/06/four-correction-staff-injured-in-rikers-clinic-attack/