Dana Kaplan Is Mamdani’s New ‘Rikers Czar.’ Can She Close the Infamous Complex? (opens in new tab)

As New York City barrels toward a legally mandated shutdown of Rikers Island after years of delays and fierce opposition, the Mamdani administration has tapped a key architect and booster of the original plan to help see it through. Dana Kaplan, who helped coordinate the city’s blueprint to close the troubled jail complex, has been […] The post Mamdani’s New ‘Rikers Czar’ Helped Design Plan to Close Jail Complex appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.