Special | 56m 40s The series boasts a noteworthy lineup — like Dev Patel, Tina Fey, John Slattery and Anne Hathaway — as people juggling complicated circumstances of love in all its different forms. The Rikers complex, which sits in the East River near La Guardia Airport, will be replaced by four smaller jails, one each in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. Rikers Island Prisoners Are Being Offered PPE and $6 an Hour to Dig Mass Graves New York City owns and operates a public cemetery on Hart Island, which has been tended by prison labor. Want more news? Produced by Marc Levin and Mark Benjamin, with producer …More. Critics worry about what would happen if the city cannot reduce the number of inmates by more than half from today. Your report has been successfully submitted. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP G u a r d i a n s t a f f a n d a g e n c i e s What we’re watching: Sam Roberts and Christine Quinn, the former City Council speaker, discuss Mayor de Blasio’s agenda for the next two years on “The New York Times Close Up With Sam Roberts.” The show airs tonight at 8 p.m., on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. [CUNY TV], City officials want a task force created to examine the surge in suicide attempt rates among black teens. [$60], Bring your pup to the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade at the East River Park Amphitheater in Manhattan. Many see Rikers Island as “synonymous with brutality, incompetence, corruption and neglect,” as this page once described it. The total project is expected to cost $8 billion. Rikers Island is among the world's largest jails - it is perched on a 413 acre (167 hectare) island between Queens and the Bronx and holds about 7,000 inmates, down from more than 20,000 at … | Video has closed captioning. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. [Free], Listen to 24 sets from more than 70 musicians over 24 hours at the Ragas Live Festival at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn. Rikers Island itself is home to the biggest jail in New York City and one of the world’s largest correctional and mental institutions. One of us is a retired assistant deputy warden at Rikers Island with a 21-year career in correction. Rikers Island (/ ˈ r aɪ k ər z /) is a 413.17-acre (167.20-hectare) island in the East River between Queens and the Bronx that is home to New York City's main jail complex. It is also working on setting up a televisit program so people can speak with inmates using their computer or mobile device. “Being exposed to thousands and thousands of stories makes you realize that everyone does have a story.”. The other spent a year at Rikers in the 1980s as a detainee awaiting trial and is today a national criminal justice reform advocate. 0 comments. I'm wondering if anyone here has experience with the new televisit system in NYC Jails, specifically facilities on Rikers Island. The New York Times column turned TV series premieres today on Amazon Prime Video. “Great name,” he said, giving me a thumbs-up. We can remove the first video in the list to add this one. “To reduce exposure for COVID-19, [the Department of Correction] will suspend in-person visitation beginning Wednesday, March 18,” City Hall officials said. From celebrating love found later in life to remembering a beloved doorman, the Modern Love column (and podcast and newsletter and anthology) is taking its treasured love stories to the screen. Connections: A Free Guide for Formerly Incarcerated People. The woman stood there open-mouthed. However, the Bronx borough president will have the ability to submit input. 11 p.m. [$20], Join the author of “Who Put This Song On?” for a conversation at Books Are Magic in Brooklyn. AP. Rikers Island The history of Rikers Island can be traced to the Dutch colonial occupation of modern-day New York City.In the 1630's, the merchant Abraham Rycken legally bought this small island that was pristine and uninhabited. They tell their compelling stories direct to the camera, revealing the violent arc of the Rikers experience – from the trauma of entry to extortion and control by inmates, to oppressive corrections officers, violence and solitary confinement. Awaiting his formal arraignment at Rikers Island, Naz realizes that his survival, or perhaps his demise, rests with an inmate named Freddy Knight, while Stone is double crossed. Here’s the sign-up.]. hide. How is the service? In light of the ongoing spread of COVID-19, out of an abundance of caution, and in an effort to protect the health and safety of those who live and work on Rikers Island and other city jail facilities, DOC is suspending in-person … RIKERS is a production of Schumann Media Center, Inc. and Brick City TV LLC in association with Public Square Media, Inc. [Free], Head to Pumpkin Point (a.k.a. For more events, see the going-out guides from The Times’s culture pages. As he crossed the bridge over to the island, a prison guard told him to "get ready for Gladiator School". Copy a link to this video to your clipboard, RIKERS is a production of Schumann Media Center, Inc. and Brick City TV LLC in association with Public Square Media, Inc. Officials say the new jails will be safer, smaller and more humane. To schedule a televisit, please complete the form below. “There are ways that I had started to feel burned out, too, and this has just made it so interesting in so many different ways.”. Rikers is a place of hardened criminals and luckless drug addicts; men with AIDS, women with babies, people with a future that often means a return to Rikers. At a peak during the crack epidemic of the 1990s, city jails had nearly 23,000 daily inmates. I chuckled as Cinnamon hurried after him. Sort by. “For decades, this city and this country’s answer to every societal problem was to throw people in jail,” Corey Johnson, the City Council speaker, said on Wednesday. Most prisoners in New York City are housed at the Rikers Island jail complex, a 400-acre island in the East River. “I think it’s been a good reminder to me that life is limited and the relationships in your life are the most important,” said Miya Lee, the projects assistant who helps produce the Modern Love and Tiny Love Stories columns. The Rikers complex counts 10 jails on an island between Queens and the Bronx that mainly houses inmates awaiting trial. When I got my new Pomeranian, a tiny ball of orange fur, I knew right away what I was going to name her. Vidal Guzman was 16 years old when he entered Rikers Island jail for the first time. The process of narrowing it down was layered and tedious, but Daniel Jones, the editor of the column and a consulting producer for the series, knows this process of elimination well. Noon. “I don’t trust the numbers,” said Elias Husamudeen, president of the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association. Break free into the weekend. You can also find it at nytoday.com. Osborne's offices are currently closed to the public. “Nothing symbolizes those failed policies in this city more than Rikers Island.”, [Read more: N.Y.C. Collectively, the jails will hold about 3,300 prisoners daily. Others, including the prison abolitionist group No New Jails NYC, believe the funds should not go to building new jails at all and instead should be diverted to neighborhood services. Rikers Island, one of the country’s most notorious correctional facilities, is closing. Televisit Request Form. 50: Papi Dreams” at Elsewhere in Brooklyn. They will also offer job training, mental health services and educational opportunities for inmates. “This way, Cinnamon,” her owner would call out. “She is,” he said, starting to walk off. 7:30 p.m. [Free], Usher in the fall season with pumpkin decorating, obstacle courses and the L train brass band at the Harvest Festival on the Pier 6 lawns in Brooklyn. . Events are subject to change, so double-check before heading out. Televisit, located at the BPL Central Library branch, is a shared video feed between Rikers Island and BPL where inmates and families participate in a shared family literacy program. share. Produced by Marc Levin and Mark Benjamin, with producer …. I've visited two hundred correction facilities around the country and I can tell you, Rikers is every jail; and every jail is Rikers. Closing Rikers, supporters say, is a momentous step forward for New York. Keeping our community safe: Covid-19 Updates 13 March 2020. The Department is excited to announce televisits: a new way for loved ones to connect individuals in our custody and care during COVID-19. Connections is an annual reentry resource guide, available to help people coming home after incarceration. What would you like to see more (or less) of? We can remove the first show in the list to add this one. Alternate-side parking: In effect until Monday (Shemini Atzeret). I used to run into Cinnamon every morning as I walked through Central Park on my way to my job in Midtown. Fewer know that it was once directly associated with slavery. Lots of sun on Saturday, giving way to some clouds on Sunday; highs both days in the low 60s. Post a comment or email us: nytoday@nytimes.com. PBS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Problems Playing Video? As I hurried off to work I could hear him repeating: “Such a great name, such a great name.”. It is meant to supplement, not replace, in-person visits. One morning, I overheard a woman who was reaching out to pet Cinnamon asking the dog’s owner if she was friendly. You've just tried to add this show to My List. An aerial view of Rikers Island. For more than two centuries, the Rycken family held the rights to the land. To understand the human toll of this crisis, Rikers Island is a good place to start. Executive Producer, Judy Doctoroff O’Neill. Executive Editor, Bill Moyers. “What are you going to do if you end up with 5,000 people?”. Now Comes the Hard Part.]. [Daily News], Dance it out to a lineup of DJs at “Papi Juice Vol. –Reader at Rikers Island jail At Correctional Services, we rely heavily on donated books. Copyright © 2021 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), all rights reserved. ADVISORY: NYC DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION IS SUSPENDING IN-PERSON VISITS EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY MARCH 18 TH. Although Rikers Island technically falls within Bronx borough boundaries, it is under the jurisdiction of Queens Community Board 1, which voted unanimously in late January 2020 to advance the plan after holding the required public hearing under the ULURP process. Closed Captioning. James Herriot’s adventures as a veterinarian in 1930’s Yorkshire get a new TV adaptation. Rikers, which has 10,000 beds, is a 400-acre jail complex located on an island in the middle of the East River, between Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx. Produced by Marc Levin and Mark Benjamin, with producer … The Mini Crossword: Here is today’s puzzle. But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. Some believe that it would have been much less expensive to simply make repairs to the current facility. We continue to provide services to as many of our participants as possible through the use of technology and other safe practices. New York Today is published weekdays around 6 a.m. Sign up here to get it by email. Produced by Marc Levin and Mark Benjamin, with producer Rolake Bamgbose. The City Council approved plans on Thursday to close Rikers, a jail complex with nearly 10,000 beds, by 2026. Others question the use of city funds. [Want to get New York Today by email? By creating an account, you acknowledge that PBS may share your information with our member stations and our respective service providers, and that you have read and understand the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. save. He squinted. Votes: 3,109 The eight-episode series is inspired by eight stories out of 700-plus essays published over the years. As someone who spent time on Rikers as a young person, I … Votes to Close Rikers. He’s been doing it for over a decade. How hard is it to get a time slot? Use one of the services below to sign in to PBS: You've just tried to add this video to My List. Before you submit an error, please consult our Troubleshooting Guide. Director: Steven Zaillian | Stars: John Turturro, Riz Ahmed, Michael Kenneth Williams, Bill Camp. I've never seen a film like this before—it is the raw truth of what it is like to be on Rikers Island. We encourage all to please visit our regularly updated Amazon Wish List! The closing marks the latest step in a national movement to improve jail systems and to reverse years of mass incarceration that supporters of the plans say disproportionately affected black and Hispanic people, my colleague Matthew Haag reports. Nolan Park) for a patch featuring crafts and over 5,000 pumpkins on Governors Island in Manhattan. ADVISORY: NYC DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION IS SUSPENDING IN-PERSON VISITS EFFECTIVE WEDNESDAY MARCH 18TH • In light of the ongoing spread of COVID-19, out of an abundance of caution, and in an effort to protect the health and safety of those who live and work on Rikers Island and other city jail facilities, DOC is suspending in-person visits beginning Wednesday, … The city is also trying to roll out its new “televisit initiative,” allowing people in jail to video conference with people on the outside. Rikers Island, one of the country’s most notorious correctional facilities, is closing.The City Council approved plans on Thursday to close Rikers, a … But first, we need you to sign in to PBS using one of the services below. Report a Problem | Welcome to the DOC’s Virtual Visitors’ Center. FILE - A file photo of the Rikers Island jail complex, which is run by the city Department of Correction. 100% Upvoted. "Rikers"A documentary from filmmaker and journalist Bill Moyers, "Rikers" uses direct-to-camera interviews with inmates to depict life in on Rikers Island… It’s Friday. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. [Free]. “I’m not.”. This film from Bill Moyers is the first documentary to focus exclusively on people formerly detained in New York City's notorious Rikers Island Jail. Mayor de Blasio called the project “a historic opportunity to change course and recognize the dignity of the individuals and communities that have had their humanity overlooked for far too long.”. Check out our full coverage. We’re experimenting with the format of New York Today. The next time I saw Cinnamon and her owner, I waved. The MTA's Q100 bus goes over the Rikers Island Bridge and stops directly in front of the Rikers Island Central Visit House. RIKERS is a production of Schumann Media Center, Inc. and Brick City TV LLC in association with Public Square Media, Inc. What a nice name for a dog, I thought. I told him I had named my puppy Cinnamon. Thank you for helping us improve PBS Video. Rikers Island: The Closing of the Notorious Jail, Explained. Supposedly named after Abraham Rycken, who bought the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres (40 ha) in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres (160 ha). Weather: Mostly sunny and cool today, with a high in the upper 50s and a stiff breeze at times. RIKERS is a production of Schumann Media Center, Inc. and Brick City TV LLC in association with Public Square Media, Inc. He broke into a smile. report. “I’m just really glad that it has expanded into these other ways of presenting stories,” Mr. Jones said. 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