What to build next on Rikers: Make it a hub for renewable energy | Daily News

As New York City moves to close the notorious jails on Rikers Island, we have a historic opportunity to transform an accelerator of human misery into a launch pad for sustainability, green jobs and racial justice.

The 413 acres on Rikers Island can barely sustain human life. Sadly, that has not stopped a fractured criminal justice system from forcing hundreds of thousands of people onto Rikers over generations, exposing them to environmental threats on top of the abuse and isolation already synonymous with the island. Continue reading.