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The entrance to Rikers Island. (Emily Assiran/New York Observer)

Is Shutting Down Rikers Island a Dream or a Fantasy?

Ms. Mark-Viverito is seeking to get the journey started by naming former Chief Justice Jonathan Lippman to head an independent commission to study the current operations at Rikers.
By Jillian Jorgensen
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

Mark-Viverito Calls for Reforms to Make ‘Dream’ of Shutting Rikers Island Reality

Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverto is announcing a sweeping set of proposals aimed at reducing the inmate population on Rikers Island.
By Jillian Jorgensen
Rendering from Friends of Brooklyn Queens Connector.

A Streetcar Named Independence: De Blasio Invests in Non-MTA Transit

Mayor Bill de Blasio is rolling out another transportation initiative that won't have to go through the state-controlled MTA.
By Jillian Jorgensen
The stage set for Mayor Bill de Blasio's first State of the City speech.

De Blasio to Announce Push for City Control of Minimum Wage

By Jill Colvin
(Photo: Getty)

Bill Thompson Likes Bloomberg's Styrofoam Ban, But Not His 'Disturbing' Defense of NYCHA

By Colin Campbell
Mayor Michael Bloomberg (Photo: Getty)

John Liu Slams Bloomberg's 'Selective Retelling of History'

By Colin Campbell

At State of the City, Bloomberg to Unveil Re-do On Kingsbridge

By David Freedlander
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