City officials began taking steps Monday for Rikers Island to become a public space by 2026 — synchronizing with the Mayor’s borough based jail plan that would leave the island vacant in the same year.
A uniform land use review procedure was filed on Dec. 2 that would reclassify the Bronx island as a public space, rather than a jail facility, according to a statement from City Hall.
The ULURP at hand will “officially prohibit the incarceration of individuals there after Dec. 31, 2026,” though it doesn’t address what the future holds for Rikers Island.
“The proposed mapping action does not lead to any new development or construction on its own,” that statement noted, adding that any future plans – such as housing development, green energy facilities or the prospect of expanding LaGuardia Airport —will require a new planning and public review process, including a separate approval for and environmental review.
The announcement came after the city began the procedure of closing facilities on Rikers Island along with the Brooklyn Detention Center in preparation for the new and upcoming jail plan.
“We are moving away from the failed policies of mass incarceration and showing the world that Rikers days are numbered,” said Council Speaker Corey Johnson, adding that the remapping of Rikers “shows our deep commitment to closing” all of the jails there.
De Blasio reiterated Johnson’s sentiment: “We’re charting a new course forward for the island and the people of New York City.”
Police are searching for a suspected murderer who was mistakenly released from Rikers Island because of a paperwork error.
Christopher Buggs, 26, was awaiting trial in a 2018 murder when he was released on an unrelated case.
In the unrelated case, he was sentenced to 30 days of time served for criminal contempt.
He's accused of killing 55-year-old Ernest Brownlee outside a bodega in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
Brownlee was apparently a career criminal who killed two men in the 1980s.
The Correction Department says it is conducting a full investigation into how Buggs was released.
"We
are aware of this incident and a full investigation into how this
happened is underway. Right now we are working with our law enforcement
partners to return this individual to custody," Deputy Commissioner of
Public Information Peter Thorne said.
"This is being fully
investigated right now. We are going to put additional safeguards in
place to make sure this never happens again. it's very frustrating. It
was based on a court order, but it was apparently one case that this
inmate had connected to him, but there were other charges obviously as
well that should have meant he remained incarcerated. So we are going to
get a full review of this immediately, make whatever changes we have
to. In the meantime, we have a high level of confidence that he will be
re-apprehended shortly," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
The Blaz has such a talent with words.
You might say he has the best words.
8 comments:
This guy DeBlazio is the definition of Political Slimeball.
Moe said...
"The Blaz has such a talent with words"
Today some of the worst criminals are not in jail but in politics !
Get rid of all these corrupt tyrant dictators.
The Democratic Party is to blame for the current mess going on in this City.
15,000 Lives Lost in nursing homes where's the outrage ?
Dude just wanted to leave a little early is all. No biggie-the scum running NYC shouldn't even bother to look for him. And if this fugitive is smart he'll change his name and run for office in a couple of years- being a criminal he's got the perfect background for a political office as he already has experience. Just promise freebies and watch the votes pour in.
Closing Rikers is the joke,N.Y. is a joke,there are some bad people on Rikers and THIER surrounded by water as a deterrence to escape
So there going to put them in high rise bldg on queens Blvd to be closer to court,lol,better hire around the clock plumbers for when they start to flush clothing and bed sheets to flood the floors below.
People are going to die when
RIKERS A PERFECTLY GOOD JAIL IS GONE,
NYC Democrats have an alternate reality.
It’s called psychotic delusion.
Mayor dumbdumb should resign right along with Cuomo and the next who should go is Schumer
Schumer should have been gone long ago,more corrupt than Dumb and Bumder combined
Post a Comment