i will never forget one particular line from this man: “There is nothing wrong with Rikers Island that a coat of paint cannot solve.” I forgive him. RIP.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown dead at 86
https://nypost.com/2019/05/04/queens-da-richard-brown-dead-at-86/?utm_source=twitter_sitebuttons&utm_medium=site%20buttons&utm_campaign=site%20buttons … via @nypmetro
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He said it at the Lippman Commission Hearings, where we were exploring the feasibility of shuttering the facility. I was present. He was barely coherent, and that was 2 years ago.
