First deaths at Rikers under Mamdani underscore urgency of replacing New York's notorious jail

The death of a 39-year-old man at Rikers Island marks the first death on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's watch.
City & State New York

With new leadership, advocates are daring to hope for change at Rikers

Mamdani’s Department of Correction Commissioner Stanley Richards and federal Remediation Manager Nicholas Deml will work side by side. Their task – fixing a notoriously dysfunctional jail system – is ...

Rikers detainee, 49, dies in custody, marking second city jails death in four days

City Department of Correction officials said John Price, 49, was being held without bail at the Eric M. Taylor Center on ...
Spectrum News NY1

Winter storm dumps nearly 2 feet of snow on parts of New York City

A powerful winter storm dumped nearly two feet of snow on parts of the five boroughs overnight Sunday into Monday, marking the most the city has seen since 2016. As of Monday evening, 19.7 inches of ...