City Council approves deal to close Rikers, build 4 smaller jails
The end has come for Rikers Island. The City Council on Thursday approved Mayor Bill de Blasio’s polarizing plan to shutter the scandal-scarred complex by 2026 and replace it with four smaller borough-based jails – but not without plenty of pushback from pols and community activists. The $8.7 billion project got the votes from 26...