Manhattan Judge Mary Rosado issued the temporary restraining order at the request of the City Council, which sued to block ...

A New York judge has ordered city officials to temporarily halt discussions with the Trump administration allowing federal ...

The City Council is considering spending $1.1 million on a measure aimed at speeding up the closing of Rikers Island — a bid Mayor Eric Adams’ office slammed as a “redundant, bureaucratic ...

Lawmakers and criminal justice experts excoriated Mayor Eric Adams and his administration on Wednesday for their handling of a stalled plan to close Rikers Island. “Now is the time for strong ...

The Adams administration is making good on a promise to allow federal immigration agents to open an office on Rikers Island to coordinate investigations of international terrorist groups involved ...

released an updated blueprint to close Rikers Island. The publication is timely: just three months into 2025, five people have already died in the city’s jail system. Our original 2017 report ...

CITYWIDE — NEW YORK CITY MUST ADVANCE STEPS THAT WILL SUPPORT THE PERMANENT CLOSURE OF RIKERS ISLAND and a successful transition to a borough-based jail system, says the City Council ...

The New York City Department of Correction confirms Dashawn Jenkins, 27, died while in custody Monday night, just one day after his birthday. Officials say staff noticed he was visibly ill while ...

NEW YORK — New York City lawmakers are suing to block Mayor Eric Adams from allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday by ...

New York City is allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to return to its Rikers Island prison following recent demands placed on Mayor Eric Adams by the Trump administration.