Executive Order 50 would allow federal law enforcement, including the ICE, to establish offices on Rikers Island.

“Now is the time for strong leadership by all present and future office holders in this city to close Rikers as soon as ...

New York City Council members and advocates rallied Wednesday ahead of a hearing to determine a path forward to close Rikers ...

Nine jurors were picked Wednesday on the second day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo rape retrial.

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 ...

Nine jurors were picked Wednesday on the second day of jury selection in Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo rape retrial.At the same ...

Harvey Weinstein's lawyers asked Wednesday he be allowed to spend the night in the hospital during his retrial on rape ...

The hearing comes less than a month after an independent commission found officials won’t meet the 2027 deadline to close the ...

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