Day: September 7, 2019
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NYC approves plan to replace Rikers with borough-based jails
The New York City Planning Commission on Tuesday approved Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to build four borough-based jails in an effort to close Rikers Island. The plan now goes to a City Council subcommittee, which holds a hearing Thursday. Protesters chanted and shouted through the entire hearing, rendering the commissioners almost completely inaudible…ABC7 New…