NEW YORK — New York City has quietly mounted a campaign to lobby for the appointment of Correction Commissioner Lynelle ...

There remains no clear path on how to best reduce the debt of Puerto Rico’s power utility, a mediation team warned US ...

New York City has paid the federal monitor tracking violence and use of force in the city’s jails more than $22.4 million ...

Calling it a "tragedy" for residents, without a negotiated setllement resolution could be years away, mediators said.

A federal judge is likely to employ a rarely used remedy to try to fix longstanding problems in the city’s jails. But it’s ...

A judge has found the city in contempt of court and has cleared the way for an outside official, instead of City Hall, to ...

The City Council and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams filed suit against Mayor Adams early Monday over his emergency order to ...

Once more, Manhattan Federal Judge Laura Taylor Swain has found the city and the Department of Correction in contempt of ...

A former Allianz fund manager was spared prison time on Friday over his role in a meltdown of private investment funds ...

A judge may order a federal takeover of Rikers Island due to persistent violence and unmet reform requirements.

New York City's notorious Rikers Island jail is likely to be taken over by the federal government after a judge ruled the ...

The City Council and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams filed suit against Mayor Eric Adams early Monday over his emergency ...