“His deprivation of care is not only medical malpractice, but a violation of his constitutional rights,” his attorney told People. Breaking News Intern Harvey Weinstein has been hospitalized once ...

The Democratic battle over a House seat in New York City has reignited old tensions over gentrification, identity and who ...

The deaths, of a 40-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman, bring to four the number of fatalities at Rikers Island this year. By Ed Shanahan See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra ...

To get to Rikers Island, you have to cross a narrow bridge; it has a hump in the middle, which means that, from either end, the other side is invisible. Stanley Richards, the new commissioner of the ...

A federal judge has selected Nicholas Deml, the former head of Vermont’s prison system, to take control of Rikers Island. Deml, who is also a former C.I.A. officer, has been named the new “Nunez ...

The City Council has filed a lawsuit to block Mayor Eric Adams from allowing federal immigration authorities to open an office on Rikers Island. The suit, lodged in Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday, ...

The estates of two men who died from drug overdoses on Rikers Island will receive nearly $5.2 million in settlements from the city, according to lawyers who said the jail staff ignored the detainees ...

Lawmakers report awful conditions at Rikers Island . New York lawmakers who visited Rikers Island jail complex this week described the conditions there as "awful" and "inhumane." ...

The state’s teachers union is the latest to join the grassroots parent efforts to limit screens and AI, passing a resolution ...

Two accusers who testified in Harvey Weinstein's initial trial are expected to take the stand again. He also faces an ...

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