A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.
The city will be legally barred from using Rikers after 2027, but the move-out can happen only if there are fewer than 5,000 ...
Bon appétit — from Rikers Island. Lefty Upper West Side Councilwoman Gale Brewer is pushing the city to feed jailbirds “farm-to-table” meals, like ones served up at some of the Big Apple ...
The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth fatality connected to City ...
An independent group looking into the dismantling of Rikers Island on Wednesday said the city's plan to close the jail ...
Mayor Eric Adams and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams have been playing a game of chicken for years when it comes to closing the jail complex on Rikers Island. Eric Adams would throw shade at ...
By Hurubie Meko A commission on closing the Rikers Island jail complex urged New York City to appoint two senior officials to focus solely on shutting down the notoriously troubled jail ...
NEW YORK — A commission that supports closing the jail on Rikers Island acknowledged Wednesday the decrepit facility will not be shuttered by the 2027 deadline — and Mayor Eric Adams expressed ...
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