It was a very Good Friday for Mayor Adams, who was baptized with inmates on Rikers Island in what he said was a recommitment to the city and to his faith. “This is Resurrection Sunday coming up,” Adams told the Daily News just two days before Easter, the holiest day on the Christian calendar. “We should all look at not only how we can resurrect our city, but how we can resurrect our own .
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FOX 5 News got an exclusive look at an initiative seeking to change the lives of young men at Rikers Island. Pastor Tim Johnson, a former NFL player, created the program and brought in actress La La and hip-hop star Lil Baby to speak to detainees.