Bitcoin torture suspect John Woeltz was freed on $1 million bond after two months in custody for allegedly kidnapping and ...

As extreme heat ravages New York City this summer, the lives of thousands detained on Rikers Island hang in the balance. Last ...

Burke was a 9/11 hero and EMS pioneer who shaped medical protocols and served his community for over three decades.

Stephen Adly Guirgis's 2000 play about faith and punishment, Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, feels newly relevant at City Lit ...

A former Rikers Island guard was convicted of felony charges after prosecutors say he planted a weapon inside the cell of a ...

The script probes the meaning of justice, the limits of the law in morally gray situations and the role of religious faith in ...

The July 19 crash in Chinatown claimed the lives of 63-year-old May Kwok as she sat on a bench and Kevin Cruickshank, 55, as ...

Jim Walden recently sat down with the Eagle to discuss his campaign and his plan for gaining traction before the November ...

Michael Nieves, 40, was awaiting trial on Rikers Island when he tried to kill himself in 2022. The staff response to his suicide drew a harsh rebuke from the New York State attorney general and ...

The city’s public hospital system is increasing spending on dental care for people held in city jails despite ongoing ...

A bill passed by the City Council would publish information about inmates deaths in custody at city jails after the next-of-kin is notified.