A former corrections officer from Westchester County who admitted to smuggling drugs into Rikers Island in exchange for ...

Weinstein's lawyers filed a legal claim against the city in November, alleging he was receiving substandard medical treatment in unhygienic conditions at Rikers. The claim, which seeks $5 million in ...

As nine jurors were picked on the second day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo rape retrial in New York, his ...

Nine jurors were picked Wednesday on the second day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo rape retrial.

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers asked Wednesday he be allowed to spend the night in the hospital during his retrial on rape charges, saying the movie mogul's health was deteriorating rapidly because of ...

Eric Adams’ top deputy mayor insisted Thursday that ICE won’t start deporting inmates en masse from a resurrected outpost on ...

Reversing a 2014 law, New York City will now allow federal officials on Rikers Island so they can investigate alleged ...

Many NYU students know Greenwich Village as the heart of New York City’s LGBTQ+ community, but might not recognize the role ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York’s plan to release some inmates early amid an ongoing staffing shortage at state prisons has drawn the ire of one of Staten Island’s lawmakers. On Wednesday ...

As the concert business soars to new heights, five of its most powerful women have been on a tear. As leading agents across five top booking agencies, Jenna Adler, Lucy Dickins, Samantha Kirby Yoh ...

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 ...