The disgraced producer has complained volubly about his treatment in jail on Rikers Island. Advocates for detainees say any ...

Judge Paul Goetz late Thursday ordered that Weinstein be relocated from the Rikers Island jail complex to the prison ward at ...

Harvey Weinstein is being tried again on rape and sexual assault charges after New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals ...

The mayor’s office and the City Council remained in a standoff over the closure of Rikers Island on Wednesday, unable to ...

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams a discusses the lawsuit filed to block ICE agents from setting up inside of Rikers Island. Speaker Adams also gives more insight into the current budget ...

“Now is the time for strong leadership by all present and future office holders in this city to close Rikers as soon as ...

The hearing comes less than a month after an independent commission found officials won’t meet the 2027 deadline to close the ...

New York City lawmakers are suing to block Mayor Eric Adams from allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the ...

The New York City Council is suing Mayor Eric Adams over his executive order allowing federal immigration officials to return to Rikers Island. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, accuses the mayor of ...