Mayor Eric Adams is pictured during briefing at the Javits Federal Building on April 17, 2023. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Monday he is seeking a federal takeover of the Rikers Island jail ...

Mayor Eric Adams is resisting a bid from the US Attorney’s Office in Manhattan to take over Rikers Island, and have it administered by the federal government, insisting he’s the right guy to ...

Mayor Eric Adams raised concerns yet again over the closing of Rikers Island by 2027 — urging City Council members on Tuesday to reevaluate the plan to account for safety and desired reforms.

Mayor Eric Adams begged New Yorkers to give him a “chance” to fix the dangerous conditions at Rikers Island. There have been three deaths reported in city custody this year.

As the Rikers Island jail complex descended into chaos this year, Eric Adams was clear: If elected, he would back Mayor Bill de Blasio’s watershed plan to close the notorious facility by 2027 ...

Mayor Eric Adams created a task force Thursday to address the current staffing issues and dangerous conditions at Rikers Island. “Rikers Island has been mired in dysfunction and plagued by ...

The Big Apple is "considering" a plan to house migrants at Rikers Island as Mayor Eric Adams reveals nearly 50% of the city's hotel rooms are now occupied by asylum seekers amid the surging crisis.

Four years out from the supposed closure of Rikers, Mayor Adams this week hinted that he thought the plan could not be carried out and called on the City Council to face that reality. He’s right ...

Mayor Eric Adams spent Thanksgiving Day visiting the children of first responders, giving out meals in Harlem and planned to stop at Rikers Island later to have dinner with a jailed mother and her ...

Mayor Eric Adams is preparing to return the exiled U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex, he said in a statement Thursday, hours after ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams was baptized at Rikers Island on Good Friday amid ongoing pressure to close one of the country’s most notorious jails. Performed by the Rev. Al Sharpton, who has ...

Mayor Eric Adams spent part of his Thanksgiving on Rikers Island. NY1 exclusively went with him as he toured the Rose M. Singer Center, where over 300 women are detained.