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

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 ...

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

“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 ...

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

A female Army Ranger for the first time competed in the annual Best Ranger Competition, finishing the event with her ...

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

Detainees on Rikers Island have continued to struggle to get access to the jail complex’s law libraries, a new report from ...

The Democratic-led New York City Council is planning to challenge Mayor Eric Adams' move to allow federal immigration agents to open an office at the Rikers Island prison, which they argue runs afoul ...