Rikers guard saves baby choking on Dorito in jail’s visiting room
After a terrifying incident last week when a baby choked on a chip while visiting Rikers Island, the city's “Boldest” sprang into action to save the baby. The one-year-old boy began turning blue after swallowing Doritos around 7:40 p.m. on Sunday in a visiting area of the prison where his mother, Savannah Webb, had just […]
‘The View’ Host Sunny Hostin Predicts Trump Will Be Imprisoned in Rikers Island
A-B-C scenery Co-host Sunny Hostin predicted on her show Friday that former President Donald Trump will be sent to Rikers Island to serve his prison sentence. Hostin, in a visibly elated mood, detailed Trump’s eagerness to go to prison, claiming that an anonymous source had told her that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) would […]
‘Is Rikers prepared?’: Eric Adams pressed on Trump’s potential jail time
‘Outnumbered’ panelists discuss Trump’s New York criminal trial and the possibility of jail time as Stormy Daniels takes the … source
Harvey Weinstein expected to appear in court today — just days after being transferred to Rikers Island
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will appear in a Queens courtroom on Thursday, days after being transferred from his cozy private room at Bellevue Hospital to Rikers Island. Mr. Weinstein, 72, is scheduled for a procedural hearing over an extradition warrant filed by the state of California following a bombshell decision by the New York […]
Eric Adams says Rikers would be ‘ready’ if Trump is imprisoned over gag order
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said Wednesday that the city’s notorious Rikers Island prison is “ready to go” if former President Trump is ordered jailed for violating a gag order in his hush-money criminal trial. ” he said. Adams said the city’s Department of Corrections is “prepared for whatever happens at Rikers Island,” […]
Eric Adams Announces Rikers Island Preparing to Imprison Donald Trump
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) announced that the city’s Department of Corrections is prepared to incarcerate former President Donald Trump at Rikers Island. Adams’ comments come a day after New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchan, who is presiding over Trump’s business records trial, threatened to jail him on contempt charges for […]
Harvey Weinstein sent to Rikers after report of VIP treatment at Bellevue: source
Harvey Weinstein was transferred to Rikers Island on Monday night after reports that he received excellent care while being treated at New York City’s Bellevue Hospital, officials said. The fallen movie mogul, whose sex crimes conviction was vacated last month, is in the hospital’s intensive care unit on a separate floor from other detainees, with […]
Harvey Weinstein in special Rikers cell after overturned rape conviction
Sex predator Harvey Weinstein returned to Rikers Island Friday afternoon, a day after his infamous rape conviction was overturned. The fallen movie mogul is cooling his heels in a special cell for inmates with medical problems at the Rikers West facility, his publicist confirmed to the Post. “Thank you for your prompt response.” [the NYC […]
Two NYC correction officers attacked by inmates in one violent day on Rikers Island
On Monday, a Rikers Island inmate attacked two correctional officers separately, leaving them with severe injuries to their faces and hands, The Post has learned. The first attack, which occurred around 1 p.m. inside the George R. Vierno Center, injured a police officer while trying to break up an apparent gang war between about 10 […]
NYC to pay $28 million in Rikers suicide attempt case
The city has agreed to pay $28.7 million to the family of a Rikers Island inmate who suffered severe brain damage after attempting suicide while prison guards watched, according to court records. The incident left Nicholas Feliciano in need of lifelong care, led to criminal charges against four security guards, and his family filed suit […]