The titular New Amsterdam Hospital is based on Bellevue Hospital, a famous New York City institution that treats everyone from law-abiding members of the public to inmates on Rikers Island.

Fans loved The Resident for its charming lead actor (Matt Czuchry of Gilmore Girls fame), high-stakes drama and smart critiques of health care bureaucracy. If you’ve finished the show and you’re ...

The City Council is considering spending $1.1 million on a measure aimed at speeding up the closing of Rikers Island — a bid ...

Inside his cell on Rikers Island, Brian Croskey spends hours every day drawing elaborate artwork to free his mind.

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

Five inmates have died at the Rikers Island jail complex in the last six weeks, officials say. At least 38 people have died since New York City Mayor Eric Adams assumed office in 2022.

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

A Rikers Island inmate who allegedly tried to kill a man by slitting his throat died behind bars Monday, the fifth death in city custody in fewer than two months. Dashawn Jenkins, 27, succumbed ...

The New York City Department of Correction confirms Dashawn Jenkins, 27, died while in custody Monday night, just one day after his birthday. Officials say staff noticed he was visibly ill while ...

Members of the city council and activists are pushing back on criticism of the plan to close Rikers Island— and build four smaller jails. The project is billions ...