Harvey Weinstein's #MeToo retrial next month will largely be an abridged version of the original, ... heart issues and harsh conditions at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex, ...

In court papers, Weinstein's lawyers argued that his stay at New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail complex is exacerbating his health issues.

State Assembly Member Harvey Epstein has won the Democratic primary for a New York City Council seat in lower Manhattan, ...

A federal judge has ordered the city to hand over the operations of its troubled jails on Rikers Island to an outside manager. In a decision Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain wrote ...