Rikers Island is set to shut down in 2026 after City Council officially voted in favor of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to close the infamous prisonGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

The plan calls for not only the closing of Rikers, but for four new borough-based prison facilities to open in its place to accommodate inmatesGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. Despite resistance from Queens residents, as well as an earlier rejection of the plan by Queens Community Board 9, the plan was approved 35-to-14Give_Me_Astoria_image_00028.

As per The Astoria Post, the proposed future jail in Queens will be located at 182-02 82nd Avenue, in Kew GardensGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028. The facility is set to hold approximately 886 inmatesGive_Me_Astoria_image_00028.