Montefiore Medical Center, the Bronx’s main safety-net hospital, reported a $73 million Q3 loss after Covid-era federal aid evaporated, with expenses up and 85% of patients on low-paying public insurance—an unsparing prescription for red ink. As Mon…
A pair of violent assaults on correction officers at Rikers Island’s Otis Bantum center, one by subway stabbing suspect Shemar Shaw and another by alleged arsonist Malik Cooke, highlight what unions call a growing sense of impunity among inmates. Both guards survived but decried lax protections; New York officials, ever deft at committee-forming, now face pressure to deliver actual security rather than more paperwork.
With the festive season approaching, families hoping to brighten life on Rikers Island may find their parcels—clothes, books, even pocketless pants—mysteriously lost in transit. Data suggest about a quarter of the 2,100 to 2,800 monthly packages sent are flagged, often for arbitrary reasons, while official rules appear as changeable as cell doors at shift change—a fact unlikely to boost wintry cheer or administrative confidence.
