Rikers NewsLatest News On Rikers Rikers Island deaths: City pays more than $5M to settle suits over methadone overdose-related fatalities |7 hours ago To reduce jail population and close Rikers, New York City must invest in probation5/1/2026 5:21 AM Advocates, City Council push for polling place, more ballot curing on Rikers as elections board says hands4/14/2026 4:40 PM MAMDANI'S FIRST 100 DAYS: Mayor opens Bellevue medical outpost for Rikers detainees, saying it’s a step4/7/2026 12:44 PM Mamdani's 'empty Rikers' plan would guarantee another crime spike3/30/2026 7:25 AM Mamdani admin to 'responsibly' shrink NYC jail population as correction officer ranks dwindle3/24/2026 3:51 PM City to close last migrant shelter as Mamdani seeks to end crisis-era shelter and Rikers policies2/20/2026 4:58 PM Lawsuit brought by mentally ill Rikers detainees survives motion to dismiss2/5/2026 5:17 PM Federal judge picks ex-CIA officer to take charge of NYC's troubled Rikers Island1/27/2026 5:20 PM Mamdani wants plans for Rikers Island that includes solitary confinement ban1/6/2026 4:06 PM
