Rikers Island must be shut down by 2027, according to a city law enacted during the de Blasio Adminstration in 2019. However, those running this November to be the next NYC mayor aren’t so sure that deadline will be met.

The four mayoral candidates expressed concern over Rikers Island , but also doubted its ability to fulfill the closure mandate due in 2027, about 18 months after the new term begins on Jan. 1, 2026. All but one of them think the correctional facility should be permanently shuttered; Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa said he would seek to keep it open and challenge the law requiring its closure.

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