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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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