Sandy Nurse
Member of New York City CouncilWikipedia
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Sep 3, 2026
Nalini StampSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I was so embarrassed by that.
Mila AtmosHOST
Then there's Sandy Nurse.
Mila AtmosHOST
She was born in Panama to two Navy sailors, a white American mother and a Black Panamanian father.
Sandy NurseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I started as a kid who was a part of a U.S. military occupying force, the mission of which is to exploit people, land and resources for the benefit of the United States of America.
Mac RosenbergCORRESPONDENT
again.
Mac RosenbergCORRESPONDENT
There are a host of reasons Councilmember Sandy Nurse says Rikers will not close on time.
Mac RosenbergCORRESPONDENT
COVID delayed construction of the new borough-based jails, and she blames the Adams administration.
speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
They didn't open the supportive housing for formerly incarcerated people.
Mac RosenbergCORRESPONDENT
We're just at the beginning of knowing we won't get to the end on time.
Mac RosenbergCORRESPONDENT
Council member Sandy Nurse is getting to work on legislation to extend the deadline to close Rikers.
Sandy NurseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We want to create a system where we have a very different culture.
Sandy NurseSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We don't want to have people die in our city custody for lack of medical care.
Nalini StampGUEST
I was so embarrassed by that.
Mila AtmosHOST
Then there's Sandy Nurse.
Mila AtmosHOST
She was born in Panama to two Navy sailors, a white American mother and a Black Panamanian father.
Sandy NurseGUEST
I started as a kid who was a part of a US military occupying force, the mission of which is to exploit people, land, and resources for the benefit of the United States of America.