Tag: Rikers Island

Six teams of development and construction companies have been selected to bid to develop the four bo...

The City Council voted in favor of the plan to close Rikers and build new jails in Brooklyn and thre...

Luyster Creek is a beautiful if somewhat neglected corner of Queens, a small off-shoot of the Bower...

Cities all have their curiosities. One of NYC's curiosities is Hart Island's Potter's Field ceme...

Image source: Times Ledger So it looks like the residential conversion of the old Chilton Paint f...