Exploring the opinions of New Yorkers regarding the involvement of the federal government in fixing Rikers Island, with some supporting Mayor Adams and others wanting a more powerful entity to address the problems and ensure the city is free from humanitarian crises in its jail system by 2027.
Today a federal judge hears arguments on whether New York City Mayor Eric Adams should be stripped of control of the jails on Rikers Island. Gothamist’s Matt Katz explains.
This episode was produced by Siona Peterous, edited by Matt Collette with help from Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman with help from Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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