The jail barge, officially called the Vernon C. Bain Center, was a relic of the crack cocaine era. It was notorious even ...

For three decades, the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center was moored to the banks of Hunts Point, serving as an overflow facility for Rikers Island.

A former correction officer at Rikers Island is facing years in prison after she was criminally charged with filing ...

The Brooklyn mom who eerily told cops her missing 11-year-old non-verbal autistic son never existed is now being held on ...

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

A former Rikers Island correction officer is charged with grand larceny for filing false medical treatment documents to ...

A meaningful and uplifting Sukkos gathering took place this week at Rikers Island, attended by over 250 inmates and their ...

With the mayoral elections coming up, it's important that we seek out representatives who will do right by their constituents ...

Cuomo had recently called for the jail to be shut down, and his chief rivals in the race wasted no time criticizing his ...

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 ...

FILE - Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo speaks to supporters during a Democratic primary watch party, June 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File) FILE - Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo ...

"The next mayor’s commitment to public safety shouldn’t be measured by how many people they jail, but by how they prevent ...