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A family is suing the city over the death of a 20-year-old man who died just a day…

An inmate on Rikers Island has been indicted for slashing a correction officer. Shemar Hassani-Shaw, 24, of Brooklyn…

An inmate on Rikers Island has been indicted for slashing a correction officer. Shemar Hassani-Shaw, 24, of Brooklyn…

A real estate agent is accused of scamming people across New York City, including in the Bronx and…

A real estate agent is accused of scamming people across New York City, including in the Bronx and…

An executive order from Mayor Zohran Mamdani to end solitary confinement in jails is receiving praise from some…

An executive order from Mayor Zohran Mamdani to end solitary confinement in jails is receiving praise from some…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani put New York City’s troubled jail system on the clock to end solitary confinement — …

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an emergency executive order Tuesday directing his administration to come up…

A man from The Bronx died while in custody at Rikers Island on Sunday. He is the 14th…

A man from The Bronx died while in custody at Rikers Island on Sunday. He is the 14th…

Jail cells on Rikers Island REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo A Bronx murder suspect died of an apparent allergic reaction…

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