News

Harvey Weinstein moved out of Rikers to Bellevue Hospital for rest of rape retrial
Harvey Weinstein won a legal victory in his rape and sexual assault retrial in Manhattan, as his pleas to get out of the ...
Weinstein files for Rikers Island transfer to hospital over health, tongue infection
Disgraced ex-Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein filed an emergency request Wednesday to be sent to Bellevue Hospital from ...
Harvey Weinstein Seeks Transfer From Rikers Island to Bellevue Hospital Due to ‘Deplorable Conditions’
Harvey Weinstein's legal team has petitioned the court to transfer him to Bellevue Hospital during his criminal retrial in ...
Ex-FDNY firefighter charged in fatal Queens crash sent to Rikers after ‘pseudo’ OnlyFans found
During his arraignment, prosecutors revealed Michael Pena had previously racked up 25 tickets for speeding in school zones.
Gothamist2d
Frustration over Rikers Island closure delays boil over in hearing
“Now is the time for strong leadership by all present and future office holders in this city to close Rikers as soon as ...
Brooklyn Daily Eagle3d
Rikers’ law libraries lack supplies and remain disorganized, report finds
Detainees on Rikers Island have continued to struggle to get access to the jail complex’s law libraries, a new report from the Department of Correction’s (DOC) oversight body found.
Harvey Weinstein petitions court to send him from Rikers to cushy Bellevue due to spate of health issues — including ‘tongue infection’
Jailed Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein filed an emergency request to send him from Rikers back to his cushy setup at ...
Opinion
Real political leadership needed to shut Rikers
In March, the Independent Rikers Commission, of which I am a proud member, released an updated blueprint to close Rikers Island. The publication is timely: just three months into 2025, five people ...