"What we are directing our administration to do is to develop a plan to actually be in compliance with the law, Mamdani told reporters at a press conference Tuesday. We are looking to bring an end to the era where city government would simply extend something every five days without any plan of what compliance can look like."
"I was elected because of my values, and my promise to always be honest with New Yorkers and now is a moment for blunt truths, Mamdani said. The previous administration's refusal to meet their legal obligations on Rikers has left us with troubling conditions that will take time to resolve."
Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order extending the state of emergency on Rikers Island while directing the Department of Correction to develop a plan to comply with Minimum Standards and Local Law 42 within 45 days. The order preserves exemptions that allow the department to not follow safety and solitary confinement rules during the emergency, but sets a Feb. 19 deadline for a concrete compliance plan. The state of emergency originated under Bill de Blasio in 2021 and was repeatedly extended by Eric Adams. Mamdani blamed the previous administration for failing to meet legal obligations and has not announced personnel decisions for the corrections commissioner.
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