Recent Press Releases

• CITY INVESTS $391 MILLION IN COMMUNITIES AND COMPREHENSIVE REFORMS TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM October 17, 2019
• Council Votes on Historic Legislation to Close Rikers Island October 17, 2019
• Speaker Corey Johnson, Subcommittee on Landmarks Chair Adams, Council Members Ayala, Chin, Koslowitz, and Levin Announce Height Reductions and New Designs to Borough-Based Jails as Part of Historic Plan to Close Rikers Island October 15, 2019
• SPEAKER COREY JOHNSON AND MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO AGREEMENT TO BAN INCARCERATION ON RIKERS ISLAND PASSES COUNCIL’S LAND USE COMMITTEE October 10, 2019
• Statement by Speaker Corey Johnson on Rosh Hashanah September 30, 2019