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Bookmark or Share- The History Of Rikers Island - ClassicNewYorkHistory.comRikers Island, a series of buildings built on an island spanning over 400 acres, is the main correctional area that serves all of New York City. Rikers Island was named for the man who purchased the land in 1664, Abraham Rycken.
- A People’s History of Rikers IslandThe history of Rikers Island is a century-long narrative of devastation, torture, and inhumanity. Its impact reaches much farther than the East River. It is, in every way, a history of New York City: its communities, its families, its government, and its history of resistance, which is as long as the history of Rikers itself.
- Halfway to History: Progress & Challenges in Closing Rikers IslandUnder New York City law, the Rikers Island jails must be closed entirely by August 31, 2027. Rikers has long been an incubator of violence, crime, and suffering.
- Rikers Island | New York, Map, History, & Facts | BritannicaRikers Island, island in the East River near the entrance of Bowery Bay, north of La Guardia Airport, New York, New York, U.S. Politically part of the borough of the Bronx (north), Rikers Island is joined to the borough of Queens by a bridge (inaccessible to the public).
- Rikers Island - WikipediaRikers Island is a 413-acre (167.14-hectare) [1] [2] prison island in the East River in the Bronx [3] that contains New York City's largest jail. [4] [5] Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres (40 ha) in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres (160 ha).
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