NYC correction officer viciously punched on Rikers Island released from hospital
As her fellow correction officers applauded, Shamika Mitchell, 37, walked out of the hospital after six days spent recovering ...
Mayor Adams faces backlash over ICE deal at Rikers
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing pushback after announcing an executive order allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents back into Rikers Island to target criminal offenders. The move ...
NYC move to reopen ICE office on Rikers Island stirs passion on both sides
The reaction to the mayor’s deal with the Trump administration to re-open ICE immigration operations on Rikers Island has ...
Resignations, threats and mounting pressure: 24 hours since Sassoon’s resignation
TOM HOMAN GETS PERSONAL: The cascade of resignations inside the Department of Justice continues today as allegations of a ...
Former NY ICE official applauds ‘critical’ move to reopen Rikers Island to feds
A former assistant chief at New York’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office heralded Mayor Eric Adams’ vow to ...
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Issa Rae cancels Kennedy Center show after Donald Trump takeover
Actress Issa Rae has pulled the plug on her show at Kennedy Center amid Donald Trump’s takeover of the prestigious Washington, D.C., venue.
The ‘Sovereign District’ pushes back
Then Danielle Sassoon — a Republican who once clerked for conservative Saint Antonin Scalia in the Supreme Court and was ...
Man held on Rikers Island sucker-punches female corrections officer, causing severe head injury
A man held on Rikers Island sucker-punched a female correction officer in the head from behind without warning Saturday, causing injuries severe enough to require emergency surgery, according to ...
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A Peruvian Izakaya Opens Soon in Manhattan
The team behind the modern Peruvian Williamsburg restaurant Llama Inn is opening another spot this month. Papa San is a ...
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Rikers monitor endorses Adams’ pause on solitary ban
The monitor appointed by a judge to track violence in the city’s notorious jail complex said in a highly-anticipated report ...
Trump and Congress are skipping out on the bill for mass deportations
Last week, President Trump signed into law the Laken Riley Act, which requires the attorney general to detain any non-citizen ...
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SC inmate blinded by guard’s pepper spray gets $250,000 award from Richland jury. Here’s why
A Richland County jury has awarded $250,000 to a state prison inmate who claimed a guard repeatedly and unnecessarily shot pepper spray into the inmate’s eyes. Dreamstime TNS A South Carolina ...