Cops said the 19-year-old confessed to stabbing his mother’s live-in boyfriend, Anthony Casalaspro and sawing off his head ...

New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious jail complex that has become a symbol of dysfunction in the city's criminal justice system. The city is ...

As early voting begins in New York City’s mayoral election, the race comes down to this: whether voters want law and order in ...

In a stunning flip, ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that he would scrap the controversial plan to close the Rikers ...

It’s a short trip across a bridge to get to a 413-acre parcel of landfill — Rikers Island, New York City’s most notorious ...

Former Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday that he would build new “state-of-the-art” jails on Rikers island in lieu of the four borough-based jails currently being built, if he is elected mayor.

The officer failed to provide lifesaving aid to the 43-year-old man as he had a seizure in a cell, according to an official report.

A federal judge on Thursday dealt another blow to the Adams administration’s efforts to retain control of Rikers Island, ...

Andrew Cuomo grabbed the spotlight in the New York City mayor's race on Wednesday by calling for the scrapping of the city's plan to close Rikers Island. The former governor suggested building a ...

The mayoral candidate said current plans to build borough-based jails should be abandoned, and all planned jails should be turned into a mixed-use development that includes apartments.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently proposed abandoning the borough-based jail plan in favor of rebuilding new facilities on Rikers Island.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Five correction officers are in the hospital after allegedly getting beaten by teenage inmates at Rikers Island. The young attackers are housed in a new unit for what's called ...