An independent commission says the facility can still be shuttered despite a jail population that exceeds capacity of planned ...

It’s a revolving door of blame. The criminal justice reforms signed by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo are to blame for the Big ...

NYC Mayor Eric Adams faces a fundraising challenge with competitors outpacing him, as he gathers a fraction of the previous ...

Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday blamed the perception that New York City is unsafe and its sprawling homelessness crisis squarely on the Democratic challenger in the 2025 NYC Mayor’s Race who says he is ...

The former governor is the early front-runner, but there are reasons to doubt he will stay on top.

The jail is “decrepit, dysfunctional, and violent,” according to a report from a commission appointed by the City Council ...

By Benjamin Oreskes Mayor Eric Adams of New York City has taken few concrete steps to launch a serious re-election campaign, even as he faces a growing field of prominent challengers. The New York ...

A new report says delays in building four replacement jails mean the city will miss the legally mandated Rikers closure date.

A new report warns NYC is falling behind on its plan to close Rikers Island by 2027. An independent commission is urging Mayor Eric Adams to appoint a “Rikers czar” to speed up the process, stating ...

Sean Duffy, secretary of transportation, demanded information about crime in the subway system. But transit watchers saw a different agenda.

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a lawsuit challenging the deportation of former Columbia University graduate student ...

The mayor enlisted an army of contractors to build a one-stop benefits platform. Two years and $100 million later, the ...