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The reforms include heightened surveillance and new rules for when officers can use force on inmates.
DOC Commissioner Joseph Ponte said the department needs better facilities to fix conditions at Rikers.
The suit says the DOC failed to protect young inmates at the city jail.
In extensive comments about the jail, the mayor said it is in desperate need of a culture change.
The reform comes in the wake of a Department of Investigation report that found problems with smuggling.
The Corrections Department plans to end the practice for 16- and 17-year-olds by the end of the year.
Department of Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte laid out a list of proposed reforms for Rikers.
Settlements were also up about 30 percent to $8 million.
The city should pay millions for training on dignity and judgment, the union said.
The prison is increasing security to reduce violence against staff members.
The mayor promised his five appointees would "reform outdated practices" in their agencies.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.