The sign at the entrance to Rikers Island in Queens. Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal proposed reopening the window for victims of sexual abuse to file claims outside the statute of limitations. [ more › ]
eny is among hundreds of women who have sued the city. Her lawsuit alleges that Rikers Island guards repeatedly forced her to perform oral sex during the month she was held at the women’s jail in 2015. A Gothamist analysis shows decades of alleged abuse in the Rikers Island women’s jail. [ more › ]
The man known as one of New York City's “most notoriously negligent
Daniel Ohebshalom, NYC's worst landlord, was assaulted by another inmate. Ohebshalom was hospitalized following the attack and might have broken bones. The attack came after he was starting his 60-day sentence at Rikers for failing to comply with court-ordered repairs on his Manhattan properties