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  1. Rikers Island is a 413-acre prison island in the East River in the Bronx that contains New York City's largest jail. Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres. Photo: Sfoskett, CC BY-SA 3.0.

  2. Rikers Island is a 413-acre (167.14-hectare) [1] [2] prison island in the East River in the Bronx [3] that contains New York City's largest jail. [4] [5] Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under 100 acres (40 ha) in size, but has since grown to more than 400 acres (160 ha).

  3. 3 dni temu · Now increased to a size of more than 400 acres (162 hectares), Rikers Island has been since 1935 the site of a city penitentiary that was relocated from Welfare (now Roosevelt) Island. The first of the facilities to be constructed on Rikers was the Men’s House of Detention.

  4. 25 kwi 2017 · Rikers Island is a jail complex in New York named after the island on which it is located. The island itself is on the East River and covers an area of about 413 acres. The island was named after Abraham Ryckens who acquired it in 1664.

  5. The Benjamin Ward Visit Center serves the various jail facilities on Riker's Island. All visitors must coordinate their visits through the Benjamin Ward Visit Center. The Visit Center is located at 18-31 Hazen St. East Elmhurst, NY 11370.

  6. Rikers Island, a series of buildings built on an island spanning over 400 acres, is the main correctional area that serves all of New York City. Rikers Island was named for the man who purchased the land in 1664, Abraham Rycken.

  7. Near the end of 1864, Rikers Island was transformed from a camp where soldiers were sent for temporary duty and training to a prisoner of war facility for Confederate soldiers. The city of New York purchased the island in 1884 from the Riker family, who had settled it in 1638.

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