Governor, Mayor Spar Over Plans, Timing To Close Rikers Island | CBS New York

Gov. Andrew Cuomo criticized Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to close the Rikers Island jail complex and replace it with community based prisons.

“This was an unworkable plan,” said Cuomo. It was unworkable from the day it was announced.

Plans to shutdown the complex have stalled as some of the sites selected for smaller facilities faced community opposition. Keep reading.