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Mayor Mamdani Breaks Fast with Inmates, Plans Rikers Closure

3/21/2026

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited Rikers Island during Ramadan to break his fast with Muslim inmates.
He said the visit was meaningful and it was his first as mayor.
He reiterated plans to close Rikers and move inmates to borough-based jails.
Daniella Greenbaum Davis asked whether he had visited the inmates’ victims, and Senator Tommy Tuberville criticized Mamdani's rhetoric on Islam as contributing to division.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani visited Rikers Island during Ramadan to break his fast with Muslim inmates.
He said the visit was meaningful and it was his first as mayor.
He reiterated plans to close Rikers and move inmates to borough-based jails.
Daniella Greenbaum Davis asked whether he had visited the inmates’ victims, and Senator Tommy Tuberville criticized Mamdani's rhetoric on Islam as contributing to division.