Harvey Weinstein won a legal victory in his rape and sexual assault retrial in Manhattan, as his pleas to get out of the ...

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

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 ...

Harvey Weinstein's lawyer has requested the disgraced producer be transferred to Bellevue Hospital from Rikers Island during sexual assault retrial.

NEW YORK — A 27-year-old man held on Rikers Island ... about each death. “This tragic incident is a stark reminder of the ongoing human rights crisis unfolding at Rikers Island, which houses ...

For lawyers and advocates for those incarcerated at the complex, Mr. Jenkins’s death is the most recent example of why they have pushed for the closure of Rikers Island and for a federal judge ...

Less than four months into the year -- and the death toll at rikers is already close to surpassing last year's total. "The department is mourning the loss of someone in our care who passed away on ...