Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : “I’ve often referred to Hart Island as New York City’s family tomb. … There’s something really meaningful about that, to be buried with earlier generations,” “We want for people to be able to stay connected … because that’s what is going to make us feel safe in the end, that the city has honored every life”

WashingtonPost Monday, April 27, 2020 2:42:00 PM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : “The medical examiner handles all of the bodies that are sent to Hart Island. There’s a lot of paperwork. Those refrigerator trucks that you’re seeing at hospitals, those don’t go straight to Hart Island,” “Each box is an individual, the family is contacted. If a funeral director does not show up [at the morgue] within 14 days to receive the body, then this is the only thing that the city can do with the body”

news-yahoo Saturday, April 18, 2020 3:22:00 PM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : "I've been told it was a rite of passage for City Island teenagers to go out there,"

nationmultimedia Friday, April 17, 2020 3:27:00 AM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : “I’ve been told it was a rite of passage for City Island teenagers to go out there,”

WashingtonPost Friday, April 17, 2020 1:08:00 AM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : “A Hart Island burial is not disrespectful,”

wishtv Sunday, April 12, 2020 5:00:00 PM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : “The thing the politicians should be doing is talking about Hart Island differently because it’s the largest natural burial ground in the United States,” “It’s a really beautiful location, and it’s already transferred to Parks. They will take over in July 2021 and turn it into a beautiful place”

wishtv Sunday, April 12, 2020 5:00:00 PM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : “A Hart Island burial is not disrespectful,”

fox2now Sunday, April 12, 2020 7:35:00 AM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : “The thing the politicians should be doing is talking about Hart Island differently because it’s the largest natural burial ground in the United States,” “It’s a really beautiful location, and it’s already transferred to Parks. They will take over in July 2021 and turn it into a beautiful place”

fox2now Sunday, April 12, 2020 7:35:00 AM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : "A Hart Island burial is not disrespectful,"

wrcbtv Sunday, April 12, 2020 2:42:00 AM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : "The thing the politicians should be doing is talking about Hart Island differently because it's the largest natural burial ground in the United States," "It's a really beautiful location and it's already transferred to Parks and they will take over in July 2021 and they will turn into a beautiful place"

wrcbtv Sunday, April 12, 2020 2:42:00 AM EAT

Bill de Blasio dijo ( about Rikers Island ) : "Históricamente, el lugar que hemos usado para eso es Hart Island"

teletica Saturday, April 11, 2020 3:56:00 AM EAT

Freddi Goldstein said ( about Rikers Island ) : "For decades, Hart Island has been used to lay to rest decedents who have not been claimed by family members. We will continue using the island in that fashion during this crisis and it is likely that people who have passed away from COVID who fit this description will be buried on the island in the coming days,"

upi Friday, April 10, 2020 3:46:00 AM EAT

Melinda Hunt assuré ( about Rikers Island ) : «L'île de Hart est un endroit magnifique et les enterrements sont menés avec respect. Je ne pense pas que les New-yorkais devraient craindre les enterrements de Hart Island»

lessentiel-lu-fr Thursday, April 9, 2020 11:20:00 PM EAT

Norman Ornstein says ( about Rikers Island ) : “He was saving lives and saving money at the same time,” “Although my son was not trapped in the horrors of the criminal justice system, so many people with Judge Nushin Sayfie presides over the mental health calendar at Gerstein Courthouse. serious mental illness are — the three largest facilities in America housing those with mental illness are the LA County Jail, the Cook County Jail and Rikers Island”

woub Thursday, April 9, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Freddi Goldstein responded ( about Rikers Island ) : “We are NOT currently planning to use local parks as burial grounds. We are exploring using Hart Island for temporary burials, if the need grows,”

syracuse Monday, April 6, 2020 10:01:00 PM EAT

Jessica Jackson added ( about Rikers Island ) : "Overwhelmingly the response was, 'please provide the masks, we really need them.' They want to protect the people working and living in the facilities," "I think Rikers Island especially, they are very aware the virus has hit and so many lives are now at risk"

news-yahoo Sunday, April 5, 2020 7:24:00 AM EAT

Jessica Jackson added ( about Rikers Island ) : "Overwhelmingly the response was, 'please provide the masks, we really need them.' They want to protect the people working and living in the facilities," "I think Rikers Island especially, they are very aware the virus has hit and so many lives are now at risk"

CBSnews Friday, April 3, 2020 3:13:00 PM EAT

Deborah L Birx said ( about Rikers Island ) : “We are starting to see new cases across Long Island that suggest people have left the city,” “We can have a huge impact if we unite together”

news-yahoo Thursday, March 26, 2020 6:34:00 AM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : “I’ve often referred to Hart Island as New York City’s family tomb. … There’s something really meaningful about that, to be buried with earlier generations,” “We want for people to be able to stay connected … because that’s what is going to make us feel safe in the end, that the city has honored every life”

WashingtonPost Monday, April 27, 2020 2:42:00 PM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : “The medical examiner handles all of the bodies that are sent to Hart Island. There’s a lot of paperwork. Those refrigerator trucks that you’re seeing at hospitals, those don’t go straight to Hart Island,” “Each box is an individual, the family is contacted. If a funeral director does not show up [at the morgue] within 14 days to receive the body, then this is the only thing that the city can do with the body”

news-yahoo Saturday, April 18, 2020 3:22:00 PM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : "I've been told it was a rite of passage for City Island teenagers to go out there,"

nationmultimedia Friday, April 17, 2020 3:27:00 AM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : “I’ve been told it was a rite of passage for City Island teenagers to go out there,”

WashingtonPost Friday, April 17, 2020 1:08:00 AM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : “A Hart Island burial is not disrespectful,”

wishtv Sunday, April 12, 2020 5:00:00 PM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : “The thing the politicians should be doing is talking about Hart Island differently because it’s the largest natural burial ground in the United States,” “It’s a really beautiful location, and it’s already transferred to Parks. They will take over in July 2021 and turn it into a beautiful place”

wishtv Sunday, April 12, 2020 5:00:00 PM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : “A Hart Island burial is not disrespectful,”

fox2now Sunday, April 12, 2020 7:35:00 AM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : “The thing the politicians should be doing is talking about Hart Island differently because it’s the largest natural burial ground in the United States,” “It’s a really beautiful location, and it’s already transferred to Parks. They will take over in July 2021 and turn it into a beautiful place”

fox2now Sunday, April 12, 2020 7:35:00 AM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : "A Hart Island burial is not disrespectful,"

wrcbtv Sunday, April 12, 2020 2:42:00 AM EAT

Melinda Hunt said ( about Rikers Island ) : "The thing the politicians should be doing is talking about Hart Island differently because it's the largest natural burial ground in the United States," "It's a really beautiful location and it's already transferred to Parks and they will take over in July 2021 and they will turn into a beautiful place"

wrcbtv Sunday, April 12, 2020 2:42:00 AM EAT

Bill de Blasio dijo ( about Rikers Island ) : "Históricamente, el lugar que hemos usado para eso es Hart Island"

teletica Saturday, April 11, 2020 3:56:00 AM EAT

Freddi Goldstein said ( about Rikers Island ) : "For decades, Hart Island has been used to lay to rest decedents who have not been claimed by family members. We will continue using the island in that fashion during this crisis and it is likely that people who have passed away from COVID who fit this description will be buried on the island in the coming days,"

upi Friday, April 10, 2020 3:46:00 AM EAT

Melinda Hunt assuré ( about Rikers Island ) : «L'île de Hart est un endroit magnifique et les enterrements sont menés avec respect. Je ne pense pas que les New-yorkais devraient craindre les enterrements de Hart Island»

lessentiel-lu-fr Thursday, April 9, 2020 11:20:00 PM EAT

Norman Ornstein says ( about Rikers Island ) : “He was saving lives and saving money at the same time,” “Although my son was not trapped in the horrors of the criminal justice system, so many people with Judge Nushin Sayfie presides over the mental health calendar at Gerstein Courthouse. serious mental illness are — the three largest facilities in America housing those with mental illness are the LA County Jail, the Cook County Jail and Rikers Island”

woub Thursday, April 9, 2020 3:03:00 PM EAT

Freddi Goldstein responded ( about Rikers Island ) : “We are NOT currently planning to use local parks as burial grounds. We are exploring using Hart Island for temporary burials, if the need grows,”

syracuse Monday, April 6, 2020 10:01:00 PM EAT

Jessica Jackson added ( about Rikers Island ) : "Overwhelmingly the response was, 'please provide the masks, we really need them.' They want to protect the people working and living in the facilities," "I think Rikers Island especially, they are very aware the virus has hit and so many lives are now at risk"

news-yahoo Sunday, April 5, 2020 7:24:00 AM EAT

Jessica Jackson added ( about Rikers Island ) : "Overwhelmingly the response was, 'please provide the masks, we really need them.' They want to protect the people working and living in the facilities," "I think Rikers Island especially, they are very aware the virus has hit and so many lives are now at risk"

CBSnews Friday, April 3, 2020 3:13:00 PM EAT

Deborah L Birx said ( about Rikers Island ) : “We are starting to see new cases across Long Island that suggest people have left the city,” “We can have a huge impact if we unite together”

news-yahoo Thursday, March 26, 2020 6:34:00 AM EAT