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

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

New York City Council members and advocates rallied Wednesday ahead of a hearing to determine a path forward to close Rikers Island.

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 ...

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

The New York City Council has filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the Adams administration from letting ICE open an office on Rikers Island. CBS News New York's Christina Fan has the details.

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are asking a judge to allow the ailing ex-studio boss ...

Many are familiar with the tragic story of Kalief Browder. Accused of stealing a backpack and imprisoned at 16, Kalief spent the next three years on Rikers Island awaiting trial.

Schumer’s announcement, sure to rankle Trump, comes after the senator faced backlash last month for pushing through a ...

The council alleges that the move is a quid pro quo between Adams and the Trump administration after his federal corruption charges were dropped.

Maps have determined the outcome of battles, inspired the founding of empires, sent pathbreakers on wild-goose chases. In The Island of Lost Maps, journalist Miles Harvey embarks on a journey ...

The Museum of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY Alfredo Ramos Martínez’s 1929 Calla Lily Vendor is one of 200 works on view at the Whitney Museum by Mexican artists and the U.S ...