The city’s Department of Correction says it will open the bidding process to any contractors who want to operate its jail ...

Harvey Weinstein begged to go on trial earlier than planned, saying he isn't sure he will survive long enough in the "hell ...

The jury found Captain Terry Henry not guilty of reckless endangerment and official misconduct but Officer Kenneth Hood ...

Calling Rikers a “stain on this city,” Weinstein, 72, said he was advocating on behalf of all detainees at the jail.

It’s a short trip across a bridge to get to a 413-acre parcel of landfill — Rikers Island, New York City’s most notorious ...

City lawyers argued the current jail commissioner was best suited for the job. The notion was met with no small amount of ...

A gaunt-looking Harvey Weinstein pleaded with the judge in his upcoming criminal retrial to move the start date forward, even ...

Weinstein was quick to call out Rikers Island, where he is in custody, saying he wasn't sure he would live until the spring while inside the "hell hole" jail complex, which sits near LaGuardia Airport ...

Harvey Weinstein pleaded with a Manhattan judge on Wednesday to move up his retrial date, citing his deteriorating health and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two men were arrested and drugs were seized during a pre-dawn raid at an apartment in New Brighton, ...

"Every day I'm at Rikers Island it's a mystery to me how I'm still walking," Weinstein told the court while seated in a wheelchair. "I'm asking and begging you, your honor, I can't hold on anymore.