Adrienne Adams convened the commission in the somewhat more peaceful days of 2023, before she was challenging Eric Adams’ reelection. The 114-page report found, in short, that Rikers can’t close by ...

Sean Duffy, secretary of transportation, demanded information about crime in the subway system. But transit watchers saw a different agenda.

The population on Rikers Island has risen to 7,067 people this week, the highest total since 2019 — and almost twice as high ...

In a stark admission on Wednesday, the commission formed to map out the closure of Rikers Island said that the current 2027 ...

The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission appointed by the City Council ...

A 21-year-old being held on Rikers Island died over the weekend, marking the third detainee death seen at the troubled jail ...

New York City should create two new positions to oversee the closure of Rikers Island, which is mandated to take place by ...

A Lower East Side man likely died of untreated appendicitis hours after his release from Rikers, according to his family, who ...

A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.

An independent commission says the facility can still be shuttered despite a jail population that exceeds capacity of planned ...

An independent group looking into the dismantling of Rikers Island on Wednesday said the city's plan to close the jail ...

A New York City correction officer was sentenced to two years’ probation and 250 hours of community service after failing to render aid for nearly eight ...