The deadline is looming for Columbia University to respond to demands on tightening restrictions on campus protests.

Mayor Eric Adams says one of the four new community jails being built to replace Rikers will now be dedicated to inmates with mental health issues.

Adams and new First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro wasted no time announcing a plan to close Rikers Island and create a community ...

The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth fatality connected to City ...

It’s the fourth death of a Rikers detainee so far this year, following the death last week of 20-year-old Ariel Quidone, and ...

Rikers Island will not shutter by the legally mandated deadline in 2027, according to a report released yesterday by the ...

A woman held on Rikers Island died by possible suicide early Thursday, according to correction officials and sources. The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility ...

A woman died in custody at Rikers Island early Thursday morning, the city’s Department of Correction (DOC) said — making her ...

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

Yusef Salaam, one of the Central Park Five, spoke at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History about his ...

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

A new report warns NYC is falling behind on its plan to close Rikers Island by 2027. An independent commission is urging Mayor Eric Adams to appoint a “Rikers czar” to speed up the process, stating ...