The Adams administration has repeatedly bashed the proposal the City Council approved in 2019 to close Rikers.

Calling the conditions at Rikers Island “dangerous and unsafe,” federal Judge Laura Swain finally cleared the way for an ...

Mayor Eric Adams declined on Tuesday to jump into the fray regarding the fate of a New York City public school student who ...

Eyewitness News has investigated the violence, the staffing levels, even the sexual abuse allegations inside Rikers Island.

The vast majority of people detained at Rikers are waiting for their day in court and have not been convicted of any crime.

A judge ruled Friday that she will continue to block New York City Mayor Eric Adams' administration from giving office space on Rikers Island back to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race. His critics say his mayoralty would be ...

ICE arrests NYC high schooler in immigration courthouse who was seeking asylum - Trump administration has rolled back ...

Rikers Island is one of the most infamous jail complexes in the U.S., and it is now under new management: a federal judge has seized control of the facility from New York City and placed it under the ...

New York City First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro has had a lot on his plate since Mayor Eric Adams controversially picked him to ...