The City Council is considering spending $1.1 million on a measure aimed at speeding up the closing of Rikers Island — a bid ...

“Now is the time for strong leadership by all present and future office holders in this city to close Rikers as soon as ...

The hearing comes less than a month after an independent commission found officials won’t meet the 2027 deadline to close the ...

Members of the city council and activists are pushing back on criticism of the plan to close Rikers Island— and build four smaller jails. The project is billions over budget and years behind schedule.

Inside his cell on Rikers Island, Brian Croskey spends hours every day drawing elaborate artwork to free his mind.

and community engagement” for “transforming Rikers Island into a hub for clean energy and environmental infrastructure after the closure of its jail facilities.” The same week, a non-renewed, ...

In March, the Independent Rikers Commission, of which I am a proud member, released an updated blueprint to close Rikers ...

Mayor Adams’ office slammed Brooklyn lawmaker Lincoln Restler as a “hypocrite” for championing the closure of the Rikers ...

A newly-released report from the Independent Rikers Commission—commonly known as the Lippman Commission—lays out an urgent ...

Homeland Security will now be working with the NYPD and the city’s Department of Correction to investigate gang activity at Rikers Island and beyond the jail. The order also ensured that ...