Rikers Island More than half of NYC civil sex abuse suits stem from Rikers Island: report Posted on March 26, 2024
Rikers Island How will NYC care for incarcerated people in need of medical care after Rikers Island closes? Posted on March 4, 2024
Courts Sentencing delayed for serial stabber in Manhattan who admitted to attacking homeless men as they slept in public Posted on February 28, 2024
Politics ‘Sleight of hand’? Mayor Adams says ‘solitary confinement’ ban proponents engaged in misinformation to push bill through City Council Posted on January 21, 2024
Bronx Rikers Island detainee found dead in cell — facility’s second death in first 19 days of the new year Posted on January 20, 2024
Rikers Island Rikers detainee dies during basketball game in first in-custody death of 2024 Posted on January 4, 2024
Politics Solitary confinement ban: Mayor Adams mulls next steps after City Council passes it despite his opposition Posted on December 21, 2023
Politics Advocates rally in Lower Manhattan ahead of City Council vote to ban solitary confinement Posted on December 19, 2023
Politics Correction Department gets new commissioner as possible Rikers Island federal takeover looms Posted on December 8, 2023
Brooklyn Paper City backtracks on key commitments for new 15-story, 1,040-bed Boerum Hill jail, locals say
Bronx Rikers Island secret lounge and supply stash built by Correction Department blasted by Legal Aid Society as ‘lawless’ Posted on October 16, 2023
Rikers Island Sudden, silent death: Rikers Island detainee found dead in cell a week after being detained Posted on October 5, 2023
Police & Fire Rikers Island correction officer busted for $171K in salary and overtime fraud clocked in to work while on vacations: feds Posted on October 4, 2023
Rikers Island There is no ‘Plan B’: Mayor Adams urges City Council to draft new plan to close Rikers Island Posted on August 30, 2023
Queens Advocates rally for feds to take control of Rikers Island, argue city can’t ‘keep people alive’ there Posted on August 10, 2023
Politics Correction officers’ union donated to council members who oppose Rikers receivership Posted on August 10, 2023
Rikers Island NYC electeds spar over conditions at Rikers Island as federal takeover looms Posted on August 9, 2023
QNS East Elmhurst man faces up to 50 years to life in prison for allegedly killing his own mother, brother: DA
Rikers Island Alleged subway killer stabs mental health worker at Rikers Island Posted on August 1, 2023
Rikers Island ‘Enough is enough:’ City Hall rallygoers rail against rising death toll at Rikers Island Posted on July 25, 2023
Queens Detainee Curtis Davis found dead on Rikers Island; seventh death this year, fourth this month Posted on July 23, 2023
Politics Rikers Island crisis: Mayor Adams insists he’s ‘best person’ to fix city jails amid U.S. attorney’s pursuit of fed takeover Posted on July 18, 2023
Queens Walls are closing in on City control of Rikers Island as push for federal receivership continues Posted on July 18, 2023
Police & Fire William Johnstone becomes sixth Rikers Island detainee to die this year Posted on July 16, 2023
Queens New transitional service center opens on Rikers Island amidst federal monitor report suggesting City to be held in contempt Posted on July 13, 2023
Politics New York City should be held in contempt over conditions in Rikers Island jail, federal monitor says Posted on July 10, 2023
Education Diplomas of hope: Rikers Island celebrates 43 high school graduates of its East River Academy program Posted on June 13, 2023
Queens EXCLUSIVE | Correction commissioner, Mayor Adams show Rikers Island security videos in effort to counter federal monitor’s claims of misdeeds Posted on June 9, 2023
Rikers Island Third Rikers detainee dies this year as Adams admin pushes back on damning federal report Posted on May 31, 2023
Politics Council members intro plan to reduce Rikers population by nearly 3,000 Posted on April 11, 2023
Politics Brooklyn Assembly Member to start hunger strike for the second year running to protest Hochul’s proposed bail changes Posted on April 6, 2023
Rikers Island City jails boss avoids providing up-to-date timeline on Rikers’ closure during council hearing Posted on March 23, 2023
Politics ‘Get Stuff Done, Get Rikers Closed’: Citywide pols demand mayor close Rikers Island by 2027 deadline Posted on March 16, 2023
Brooklyn Paper Brooklyn jail construction delays leave advocates fuming at Mayor, jeopardizes plans to shut Rikers
Opinion Op-Ed | New Yorkers with severe medical needs should not be held at Rikers to die Posted on March 1, 2023
Politics Activists vow to protect bail reform and close Rikers Island at Manhattan rally Posted on March 1, 2023
Police & Fire Rikers Island sees first in-custody death of 2023 as prisoner dies in infirmary Posted on February 4, 2023
Queens Correction Commissioner Louis Molina talks contraband and the state of medical services at Rikers Island Posted on January 24, 2023
Queens Up close and personal: amNewYork sits down with Correction Commissioner Louis Molina about fate of Rikers Island Posted on January 22, 2023
Brooklyn Paper Board of Corrections to contemplate restrictions on mail in city jails as BK pols, public defenders voice opposition
Queens Prisoner found dead on Rikers Island, bringing DOC death toll to new, staggering high Posted on December 12, 2022
Courts Three DOC officers charged with fraud for lying about sick leave for over a year Posted on November 10, 2022
May 3, 7 pm Call The Babysitter It’s Time For Parent’s Night Out at The Island’s First Porterhouse Party and Casino Night! No Kids Allowed! Mount Loretto
QNS Dozens of restaurant and small business owners urge Sen. Ramos to support the $8B Metroplitan Park proposal at Citi Field