On BPR: Tune in for the latest news on the city’s borough jails plan, the recent spike in cyclist fatalities, things to do in Brooklyn, and more | Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Paper Radio returned to the airwaves this week to discuss some of the biggest stories in Brooklyn!

Co-hosts Zach Gewelb and Johnny Kunen were joined by reporter Kevin Duggan, who discussed Borough President Eric Adams’ recent recommendation regarding the city’s plan to close Rikers Island and implement borough jails.

Adams issued a purely advisory recommendation last week for a facility that would replace the Atlantic Avenue holding facility, asking that the Mayor’s Office for Criminal Justice and the Department of Corrections reduce the proposed building’s height from 395 feet to 235 feet, and from 1,437 beds to 900 beds. The jail currently houses 815 beds and is 170 feet tall at 11 stories. Hear the full story.