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Lincoln Restler

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: New Yorkers deserve subway safety, not scare tactics and empty responses

To improve public safety on the subways, we need more services for mentally ill individuals, not more National Guard troops.

  • By Lincoln Restler

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: The feds must take control of Rikers and then close it

Should the city jails be put into receivership or should Rikers be closed? The only correct answer is both.

  • By Lincoln Restler and Nicholas Turner