The city will be legally barred from using Rikers after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are fewer than 5,000 ...

In its latest report, even the Lippman Commission admits the Rikers Island prison complex can’t close ... delays that are routine in any large New York government project. Indeed, as we noted ...

With just three months remaining until the Democratic primary, six candidates vying to become the next mayor of New York City ...

A report by the Lippman Independent Commission challenges the city’s acquiescence toward failing to replace the existing dilapidated jails.

Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...

A 55-year-old woman was allegedly found dead inside her cell on Rikers Island early Thursday morning, marking the fourth time ...

But this is not the case anymore. In fact, the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey announced in late 2024 that LaGuardia ...