A contentious proposal to shutter Rikers Island and build four jails to replace the notorious Queens lockup gained a key but lukewarm endorsement Sept. 3 from the City Planning Commission.
And during a roughly 10-hour public hearing held by a City Council subcommittee two days later, nearly all of the planning panel’s caveats and questions about the plan—regarding design, site selection and cost, among others—were brought to the fore by both Council Members and residents.
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