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Mayor Joins 100+ Inmates for Rikers World Cup Semifinal Party

7/16/2026

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Rikers Island hosted a World Cup semifinal watch party for more than 100 inmates on July 15, 2026.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended the event and observed the game with the inmates.
Inmates were allowed to watch because they had been incident-free for at least 30 days.
The party occurred a day after a federal remediation manager submitted a reform plan describing recent fires and a guard-abandonment brawl.

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Rikers Island hosted a World Cup semifinal watch party for more than 100 inmates on July 15, 2026.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani attended the event and observed the game with the inmates.
Inmates were allowed to watch because they had been incident-free for at least 30 days.
The party occurred a day after a federal remediation manager submitted a reform plan describing recent fires and a guard-abandonment brawl.