New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo addressed his past comments about Rikers Island and discussed plans for the jail ...

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo wants to ditch New York City’s plan to replace the Rikers Island jail complex and use the sites ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become ...

Cuomo went before the movers and shakers of the city's business community at a forum with a proposal that he says is just ...

Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday if elected mayor he would cancel the closure of Rikers Island – New York City’s infamous jail ...

The mayoral candidate said current plans to build borough-based jails should be abandoned, and all planned jails should be ...

Andrew Cuomo announced on Wednesday that he would seek to keep Rikers Island open as mayor, bucking a 2019 law requiring the ...

A lawsuit claims that two areas in the New York City jail are designed so that detainees are effectively in solitary confinement, in violation of state law. By Hurubie Meko Since January, Jerry Young ...

Two more people held in city jails died by suicide in 2025 and three more fatally overdosed on contraband narcotics, the New York City office of the chief medical examiner confirmed Monday. The ...

Bobby Shmurda is giving fans an unfiltered look at his time inside Rikers Island, one of the most notorious jails in the United States. In a recent sit-down with Ian Bick on Locked In, the Brooklyn ...

In the Mott Haven neighborhood in the South Bronx, residents say they’re struggling with a host of issues, including gun violence, putting food on the table and good housing. The neighborhood is also ...