They’ve cited a drop in custody deaths, stabbings and slashings, and some other key metrics ... Mayor Eric Adams on a visit to Rikers Island on July 7, 2022. Credit: Michael Appleton/Mayoral ...

Ramel Powell, 38 – who was being held since July of 2023 in connection to a Manhattan attack from May of that year – died ...

A 37-year-old man died in a city jail on Rikers Island early Wednesday, in the first death in the system in 2025, according ...

Joaquin Hidalgo already had four open assault cases in the Big Apple when cops said he flipped out at a Brooklyn discount ...

Council Member Robert Holden has praised Mayor Eric Adams for reopening the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office ...

“We talked about getting a presence in Rikers Island, we talked about how we can collaborate on public safety threats,” Homan said Sunday. The DOJ recently ordered federal prosecutors to drop ...

A former assistant chief at New York's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office heralded Mayor Eric Adams' vow to ...

“We are now working on implementing an executive order that will reestablish the ability for ICE agents to operate on Rikers Island — as was the case for 20 years,” he continued. The ICE ...

The reaction to the mayor’s deal with the Trump administration to re-open ICE immigration operations on Rikers Island has sparked sharp division, with angry opposition among advocates and ...

A former assistant chief at New York’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office heralded Mayor Eric Adams’ vow to reopen Rikers Island to the feds, saying it is a “critical” step ...