Darren Mack

We’re glad to have a mayor who recognizes the need to close #Rikers, and we look forward to a budget that reflects that. Listen to Danajah Young with Youth Represent share how they would...

#CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization #NYCBudget

We’re glad to have a mayor who recognizes the need to close #Rikers, and we look forward to a budget that reflects that. Listen to Linda Smith @bronxconnect share how they would...

#CloseRikers #CareNotCriminalization #NYCBudget

NYC Looks to Expand Supportive Housing for New Yorkers Coming Out of Jail - City Limits The city plans to open 190 new affordable units, paired with support services, for people who cycle between jail and homeless shelters.

“We are thrilled to see Mayor Mamdani taking such a significant step so quickly toward closing the revolving door between jail and homelessness." - @iamdarrenmack.bsky.social on @mayor.nyc.gov's RFP for 190 units of Justice-Involved Supportive Housing #CloseRikers citylimits.org/nyc-looks-to...

Q&A with Author Dr. Ashley D. Farmer In her latest book, Queen Mother, Farmer documents historical figure Audley Moore.

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THANK YOU Commissioner Richards for committing to permanently close the Anna M. Kross Center and transfer it out of DOC custody. 10 people died at AMKC in the 3 years before it closed in 2023. Our members look forward to continued movement in the commitment to #CloseRikers!

C. L. R. James (1901–89) – AHA This Long Overdue tribute honors C. L. R. James, journalist and historian, who died in 1989.

In #AHAPerspectives, read a Long Overdue tribute to C. L. R. James, journalist and historian, who died in 1989. 🗃️

Here are some immediate steps @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's administration can take in his first 100 days in office get NYC back on track to #CloseRikers for good, taken from our recent Countdown to Closing #Rikers Policy Brief bit.ly/rikersfirst100days

Congratulations @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! We’re glad to have a mayor who recognizes the need to close #Rikers. In December, we hand-delivered thousands of postcards from New Yorkers demanding urgent action to #CloseRikers. We look forward to working with you to get it done!
📷 credit: Cindy Trinh

Time to let FDNY EMS stand on its own - The Chief When New Yorkers dial 911, they expect help — fast, skilled and lifesaving. Yet for too long, the city’s emergency medical services — FDNY EMS — have been treated like a side note instead of a pillar...

Must read by my former @brooklyncollege.bsky.social student and EMS union leader Anthony Almojera: Time to let FDNY EMS stand on its own thechiefleader.com/stories/time...

When Rikers is Finally Closed ... YouTube video by Freedom Agenda

August 31 marks two years until the legal deadline to #CloseRikers. Erasing this stain on our City will bring joy, relief, and hope to so many New Yorkers. ✴️Please share this video to tell Mayor Adams and our next administration we need action NOW to #GetRikersClosed
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTrg...

Here’s what some of our members have to say after New York City Council's momentous passage of Intro 423, sponsored by @carlinarivera.bsky.social...
#CloseRikers

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Jack Whitten. Homage to Malcolm. 1965
Whitten reflects on how this sculpture represents the complexity of the leader to whom it’s dedicated. guides.bloombergconnects.org/en-US/guide/... Homage to Malcolm | MoMA | The Museum of Modern Art | Bloomberg Connects

📣Tell Mayor Adams - Renewable Rikers can’t wait!
🔗bit.ly/close-rikers-now

An analysis of grievances submitted by people in NYC jails from 2017-2023 shows 277 complaints about sewage, and 380 complaints about flooding.

📣STATEMENT from the Campaign to Close Rikers on the handshake agreement on #FY2026Budget:
www.campaigntocloserikers.org/statements-r...

How about we have party leaders focus on the words of a United States congressman - Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama - who’s calling Black people “inner city rats” who leach off of America’s taxpayers.
Stop the focus on municipal elections and get to this.
Where is the censure and condemnation?

Rikers closure is law, so duly fund it New York City spends more than $2.8 billion a year to prop up Rikers — a failing, decrepit jail complex that delivers none of the outcomes we need. Closing Rikers is the law and is absolutely neces…

Rikers closure is law, so duly fund it www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/27/r...

Opinion: NYC Needs a Mayor Who is Serious About Safety - City Limits "We need a mayor who knows that in a city committed to seeing all of us thrive, there is no place for Rikers Island."

Opinion: NYC Needs a Mayor Who is Serious About Safety

Read the latest op-ed from BPI alum and Co-Director of Freedom Agenda, Darren Mack '13 (@iamdarrenmack.bsky.social), and former Speaker of the NYC Council, Melissa Mark-Viverito.

@citylimitsnews.bsky.social

citylimits.org/opinion-nyc-...

All of those NY union heads who jumped on the status Quomo bandwagon instead of listening to their rank and file members need to go.

Opinion: NYC Needs a Mayor Who is Serious About Safety - City Limits "We need a mayor who knows that in a city committed to seeing all of us thrive, there is no place for Rikers Island."

"How can we tell which candidates are serious about safety, and which ones care more about stoking our fears than investing in what works?" - Our Co-Director @iamdarrenmack.bsky.social & former Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito #CloseRikers citylimits.org/opinion-nyc-...

On primary night, fuck it—we’ll do to live.

That’s right: Hell Gate will provide live televisual coverage on primary night, June 24, from 8:30 p.m.—10:30 p.m.

Featuring studio coverage, live interviews, and reporters in the field.

Stream it here:

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Take the Quiz: Meet Your Mayor 2025 Candidates for NYC mayor told us where they stand on issues. Which is the top match for you? Find out before heading to the polls.

Voters of New York City: Can’t decide who to put on your ballot for mayor? Our quiz can help: projects.thecity.nyc/meet-your-ma...

Colorful quilt of a nighttime scene with Harriet Tubman in an orange jacket and purple dress carrying a rifle. She is leading other figures who walk behind her.

Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting

Mamdani surges in new poll, leading Cuomo for first time in New York mayor's race The former governor has topped every voter survey since entering the race, but the democratic socialist is gaining on him.

Mamdani is now ahead of Cuomo with just two weeks until the Democratic NYC mayoral primary, a new poll found.

Coco Gauff tops Aryna Sabalenka to give the French Open an American champion With the win, Gauff became the first American champion in Paris, woman or man, since Serena Williams in 2015.

Breaking news: In a rematch of their 2023 U.S. Open final, Coco Gauff beat top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka to win the French Open. She is its first American champion since Serena Williams in 2015.

State of the U.S. Unions 2025 This is my annual roundup of labor data on union membership, elections and strikes. How is the U.S. labor movement doing? What should it do…

This is my annual roundup of labor data on union membership, elections and strikes. How is the U.S. labor movement doing? What should it do in this new political era? #UnionYes #UnionStrong
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Approximately 21% of ppl detained in NYC jails are diagnosed with a serious mental illness (SMI) - and the number of ppl on Rikers with a diagnosed SMI has increased by over 60% since January 2022. How would you use your power as mayor to reduce the incarceration of people with mental health needs?

The final pre-primary Democratic debate for Mayor of NYC is coming up! 7 candidates, 2 hours, one last chance to see all the candidates together. Send us your questions!

NYPD Commissioner Tisch sounded like Hillary Clinton’s “super-predator” rhetoric to justify the criminalization of Black children.