A decommissioned jail barge that spent decades moored off New York City was towed away Monday, ending its long and ...

As of Nov. 3, the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center in Hunts Point — better known as the Rikers Island jail barge — is gone ...

The notorious floating jail complex off Rikers Island known as “The Boat” is being moved south to be turned into scrap metal.

A question over the city’s plan to close Rikers Island and build four new borough-based jails as its replacement sparked one of the most contentious moments of Wednesday’s mayoral debate, the last ...

NEW YORK - In the shadow of a massive jail, a leafy Chinatown park welcomed New Yorkers playing mahjong, basketball and saxophone. But last year, the shadow vanished. New York City demolished its ...

NEW YORK — New York mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo told business leaders Wednesday morning that he wants to scrap the city’s plan to replace Rikers Island with neighborhood-based jails and instead ...

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 ...

Eric Adams (D) held a press conference Thursday to formally endorse former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to succeed him as mayor of New ...

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 ...