Rikers Island for the most part makes headlines for violence and disorder, so much so that City has moved to close the ...

The New York City mayor gave a commencement speech to 57 students from East River Academy who earned high school diplomas and ...

Mayor Mamdani turned an ordinary Tuesday into something none of the graduates saw coming when he walked into a high school ...

Former executive director of Bronx Defenders Justine Olderman has joined the Mamdani administration’s growing roster.

A Rikers Island correction captain has been arrested for forcing her subordinates to pay her, buy her gifts and drive her to ...

Bradley Blackburn reports on a one-of-a-kind partnership, reuniting incarcerated fathers with their children.

Independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he’d scrap the controversial plan to close the Rikers Island jail complex if he’s elected in November – a stunning about-face from the ...

While the federal monitor tasked with tracking conditions on Rikers Island appears optimistic about the leadership of the two ...

Andrew Cuomo grabbed the spotlight in the New York City mayor's race on Wednesday by calling for the scrapping of the city's plan to close Rikers Island. The former governor suggested building a ...

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani ignited his latest political firestorm this week by breaking his Ramadan fast with Muslim jailbirds on notorious Rikers Island - and dubbing it one of the "most meaningful ...

Correction officers and their union head made a public show of arresting Bernardo Caceres, 31, last June — calling him a ...

Inside New York’s notorious jail complex, nearly 2,000 incarcerated people watched Game 1 together, arguing calls, roasting celebrity fans and sharing in a rare citywide moment ...