The historic step, taking control of the jails away from the city, is "a drastic and necessary measure to save lives," ...

It seems counterintuitive, but the pending takeover of Rikers Island by a U.S. court-appointed administrator could redound to the benefit of the city, including Mayor Adams.The jail complex is horribl ...

Immigrants living in New York who were unlawfully held on Rikers Island because federal immigration agents asked the city to ...

In the weeks after his arrest, Ettore Mazzei was assaulted on Rikers Island, according to a source familiar with the drug ...

With early voting in the June primary just a month away, voters will soon rank their top five choices for who they want to be the next mayor of New York City. THE CITY, in partnership with Gothamist, ...

President Trump is threatening a hostile takeover of the Federal Reserve, having issued social and mainstream media ...

The fallen mogul’s trial for sex crimes in Manhattan may hinge on the testimony of a recently revealed accuser, Kaja Sokola, ...

A federal judge on Tuesday stripped New York City of its control over Rikers Island jail, which will now effectively be run ...

With the court orders that allowed the city to seal illicit cannabis stores starting to expire, questions remain about ...

The collective proposed a series of works for the controversial Borough-Based Jails project, which has received pushback from ...

The former hedge fund manager plans to put half a million dollars into paid media on his education platform, which includes ...

Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...