NYC Mayor Adams Extends State of Emergency Over Rikers Island Staffing Crisis
November 15, 2025
November 15, 2025
NEW YORK, Nov. 15 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following executive order on Nov. 14, 2025:
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Emergency Executive Order 883
WHEREAS, on September 2, 2021, the federal monitor in the Nunez use-of-force class action stated that steps must be taken immediately to address the conditions in the New York City jails; and
WHEREAS, on June 14, 2022, the federal court in Nunez approved the Nunez Action Plan, which "represents a wa . . .
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Emergency Executive Order 883
WHEREAS, on September 2, 2021, the federal monitor in the Nunez use-of-force class action stated that steps must be taken immediately to address the conditions in the New York City jails; and
WHEREAS, on June 14, 2022, the federal court in Nunez approved the Nunez Action Plan, which "represents a wa . . .