In a stunning flip, ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that he would scrap the controversial plan to close the Rikers Island jails complex, if elected mayor....

Asked if she supports the mayoral front-runner’s stance, Hochul issued a mealy-mouth response saying she’d “talk about it” with Mamdani and does not want to dictate policy “prematurely.”...

Appeals court lifts order on Portland National Guard, deployment still blocked....