OP-ED: Why Is Rikers Island Still Open And Why Won’t NYC Mayor Eric Adams Accept The Help He Needs?
Source: New York Daily News / Getty Rikers Island is out of control and New York City Mayor Eric Adams‘ actions suggest he would like it to remain that way. Rikers is New York City’s infamous pre-trial detention center where Black and brown New Yorkers have been terrorized since 1932. A lesser-known fact is that…