Rikers Island

Rikers Island is New York City's jail facility, as well as the name of the 413.17-acre (1.672 km) island on which it sits, in the East River between Queens and the mainland Bronx, adjacent to the runways of LaGuardia Airport. The island itself is part of the borough of the Bronx, though it is included as part of Queens Community Board 1 and has a Queens ZIP code. The jail complex, operated by the New York City Department of Correction, has a budg... more

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  • 1932
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  • 40.7911
  • -73.8828
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