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The first of NYC's borough-based jails now under construction in Queens

The jail is one of four planned for Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens

July 13, 2021 by Diane Pham

NYC's first borough-based jail now under construction in Kew Gardens

The jail is one of four planned—in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens—to replace the jails on Rikers Island

July 13, 2021 by Diane Pham

Plans to transform Rikers Island into a green energy hub move forward

The Mayor’s Office of Sustainability will look at wind and solar power, and battery storage facilities for the island

March 1, 2021 by Diane Pham