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Kaden Riker is pure energy for Ropes boys basketball

Lubbock Avalanche-Journal 14 Feb 2026
ROPESVILLE — At first glance, one may not consider Kaden Riker a hooper. His 6-foot-3 frame screams basketball, but Riker is a bit unpolished — more of a natural edge rusher than power forward ... "Hustle, it'll make up for anything," Riker said.
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A ‘Rikers Island’ vacation: SC monkey farm seeks to expand primate retirement services

The Post and Courier 11 Feb 2026
South Carolina primate breeding farm and laboratory Alpha Genesis wants to establish itself as a retirement home for monkeys as the federal government moves to end their use in experiments ... .
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Creative Arts Therapy at Rikers Island Featured in New Episode of NYC Health + Hospitals Podcast The Remedy (New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation)

Public Technologies 10 Feb 2026
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Rikers’ dine-and-dasher and more: Letters to the Editor — Feb. 8, 2026

New York Post 08 Feb 2026
Not a crime to dine. It amazes me that dine-and-dash diva Pei Chung, whose crimes are all nonviolent and pertain to her skipping out on the dinner bill, sits in a cell on Rikers Island (“Dine dasher ducks court,” Feb. 5) ... Jack Jacobs. Vero Beach, Fla ... .
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Accused dine-and-dash diva Pei Chung again refuses to leave Rikers Island for court hearing on ...

New York Post 05 Feb 2026
She’s not dashing to get out of Rikers. Accused serial dine-and-dash diva Pei Chung on Wednesday refused to leave her jail cell in Rikers Island for a Brooklyn court date — the second time she tried take herself off the legal menu.
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Lawsuit brought by mentally ill Rikers detainees survives motion to dismiss

The Villager 05 Feb 2026
A federal judge on Thursday kept alive claims that state health officials violated the due process rights of Rikers Island jail detainees who’ve been declared unfit to stand trial by keeping them in ...
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Mamdani Names Nonprofit Leader and Ex-Rikers Inmate to Run N.Y.C. Jails

New York Times 01 Feb 2026
Stanley Richards is taking over as correction commissioner at an inflection point for the city’s jails. Mayor Zohran Mamdani also named Dr. Alister Martin to lead the health department ... .
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Mamdani taps ex-con to lead NYC jails as Rikers remains under federal oversight

Fox News 01 Feb 2026
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Mamdani to sign bill barring ICE from operating out of Rikers or any NYC correctional facility

New York Post 01 Feb 2026
New York City is set to bar ICE from operating at any of its 19 correction facilities — including Rikers Island ... Adams tried to re-open an ICE office on Rikers through a controversial executive ...
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Mamdani appoints formerly incarcerated and jail reform advocate Stanley Richards to head Department of Correction

The Villager 01 Feb 2026
The appointment comes on the heels of a federal judge’s decision to appoint former CIA officer Nicholas Deml to take the mayor’s place managing Rikers Island, the city’s troubled jail complex.
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Op-Ed | NYC needs a new understanding of community safety that only starts by closing Rikers

AM New York 29 Jan 2026
Despite promises of change, Rikers Island continues to be plagued by hazardous living conditions, extreme violence, and poor health care ... Mayor Zohran Mamdani just announced some measures to improve conditions at Rikers.
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Federal judge picks ex-CIA officer to take charge of NYC’s troubled Rikers Island

New York Post 28 Jan 2026
A federal judge chose an ex-CIA officer and Vermont corrections commissioner to lead operations at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex – wresting control away from city government ... Rikers has faced years of problems.
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Star Trek's Jonathan Frakes Shared His Reaction To That 'Riker' Reference In Strange New Worlds' Lower Decks Crossover That Almost Ruined The Scene

Cinema Blend 28 Jan 2026
Though we're well into the 2026 TV schedule and approaching the third anniversary of its debut, we're still learning great things about it thanks to Jonathan Frakes, who recalled the famous "Riker" moment by Jack Quaid.
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Mamdani Makes a ‘Tonight Show’ Cameo

New York Times 28 Jan 2026
The mayor appeared with Jimmy Fallon and made a joke, but also urged New Yorkers to stay inside during the freezing weather ... .
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Nicholas Deml Named to Lead Rikers Island Jail By Judge

New York Times 27 Jan 2026
The judge named Nicholas Deml to oversee the city jail, a change that will test Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s ability to work with federal officials to turn it around after decades of violence and dysfunction ... .

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