The court-appointed remediation manager responsible for addressing the deeply rooted dysfunction and violence on Rikers Island is expected to cost taxpayers nearly $10 million for his first full year ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is hiring someone to oversee the closure of New York City’s infamous Rikers Island jail. On Friday, the ...

Movie producer Harvey Weinstein claimed in a recent interview that actress Gwyneth Paltrow owes her career to him as part of ...

I visited Rikers jail kitchen, where knives are chained, and cooks work alongside detainees to feed nearly 7,000 detainees 7 ...

A library at the women’s jail on Rikers Island reopened this week after the resource had been shut down for nearly a year as ...

Judge rules prior settlement does not bar claims in new lawsuit alleging separate assault at Rikers BROOKLYN, NY – A federal judge has denied the City of New York’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed ...

Chained knives, locked spoons and 7 million meals: an inside look at Rikers' kitchen and why the closure timeline matters.

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein moaned about his miserable life at Rikers Island in a new jailhouse interview — claiming that he was pummeled in the face by a fellow inmate and is ...

Harvey Weinstein is a former motion picture producer who was ousted by several allegations before being convicted as a sex ...