A federal judge on Tuesday accepted Mayor Adams’ administration’s plan to fix the staffing and security crisis at Rikers Island — with a promise to review the city’s progress in November.
“This action plan represents a way to move forward with concrete measures now to address the ongoing crisis at Rikers Island,” Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain wrote.
Swain said she issued Tuesday’s order “in full recognition that further remedial relief may be necessary should Defendants (the city and city officials) not fulfill their commitments and demonstrate their ability to make urgently needed changes.”
