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.

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 ...

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

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

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

Independent mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday he’d scrap the controversial plan to close the Rikers Island jail complex if he’s elected in November – a stunning about-face from the ...

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 ...

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

A Rikers Island detainee who died in February had 121 pills and multiple synthetic drugs in his cell, according to a new city ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo says he wants to save Rikers Island, the notorious ...