The city has appointed its first-ever “close Rikers czar,” tasking a longtime criminal justice reformer with getting its long ...

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed a new Close Rikers czar charged with leading efforts to shutter the city's ...

As New York City barrels toward a legally mandated shutdown of Rikers Island after years of delays and fierce opposition, the ...

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today announced that Dana Kaplan will serve as the City's Close Rikers Czar, a new role ...

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Three weeks ago supporters announced they were starting a petition drive to "draft" Dana Kaplan for the District B seat on the New Orleans City Council formerly held by Stacy Head and now occupied on ...