Adams affirmed that he does believe the Rikers Island jail complex should close and be replaced with borough-based jails. “Yes, I do,” he said. “And I believe we need to change the ecosystem ...

A federal judge last week said the city was barred from fully implementing a local law banning solitary confinement on Rikers ...

Families and criminal justice advocates have long urged jail officials to notify them about deaths and other emergencies in ...

The New York Times has obtained video of the 2022 death of Michael Nieves, a mentally ill detainee who mortally wounded himself on Rikers Island.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams comments on Democratic challenger Zohran Mamdani during an interview with Patrick Bet David: ERIC ADAMS: It’s really not out of nowhere. Those of us who were watching what was ...

Mayor Eric Adams “violated” the law when he blocked the City Council’s ban on solitary confinement in Big Apple prisons, a Manhattan judge ruled Monday. “Mayor Adams acted beyond the scope of his ...

Public safety investments in the adopted $115.9 billion budget centered on the city’s mandate to close Rikers Island.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams criticizes rival Mamdani's affordability proposals, contrasting their backgrounds and socialist policies ...

Mayor Eric Adams didn’t follow the proper procedures when he declared a state of emergency and blocked a local law restricting the use of solitary confinement on Rikers Island, a New York state judge ...

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration must implement a set of laws that expand access to low-income housing vouchers despite their ...

Mayor Adams waved off concerns about President Trump’s false insinuation that Zohran Mamdani is an illegal immigrant and his threat to arrest the Democratic mayoral nominee if he got in the ...