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New York City lawmakers voted to close the jail complex on Rikers Island Thursday through the approval of new zoning legislation.
The City Council approved a plan to shutter the complex on Rikers by 2026 and replace it with four smaller jails located closer to the city’s main courthouses in Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens.
