Kathy Hochul has signed two bills aimed at speeding up the city’s famously sluggish capital process — a win for Mayor Eric ...

A Correction captain on Rikers Island who cost the city $250,000 to settle a sexual misconduct claim has been named in yet ...

A judge has found the city in contempt of court and has cleared the way for an outside official, instead of City Hall, to ...

Recent U.S. news includes Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum’s conciliatory call with President-elect Trump, bomb threats ...

Rikers Island, New York City's notorious detention center, is on track for a possible federal takeover after a judge found ...

“Rikers Island is dangerous, inhumane, and an unconstitutional nightmare. Today’s historic decision shows by clear and ...

Rep. Ritchie Torres, a Bronx Democrat who is weighing a run for governor, slammed the Adams and Hochul administration for ...

Weinstein was accused of sexual assault or harassment by over 80 women, victims of which provided a list of over 100 ...

A Manhattan federal judge just moved one step closer to handing control of city jails over to a receiver. It’s undoubtedly ...

A federal judge on Wednesday found New York City in contempt for failing to address violence and deteriorating conditions at ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge found New York City in contempt on Wednesday over conditions in its city jails, saying conditions have only worsened in the nine years since the city settled ...

New York officials are under pressure to make changes to the state's mental health laws following a brutal rampage in ...