NEW YORK CITY JAIL AND INCARCERATION INFORMATION

New York Jails and Department of Corrections

Board of Correction
Chairman: Stanley Kreitman
51 Chambers Street - Room 923
New York , NY 10007
(212) 788-7840

New York City Department of Correction
Commissioner: William J. Frazier
60 Hudson Street - 6th Floor
New York , NY 10013-4393
(646) 248-1000
(212) 266-1212

General Information About Jails and Department of Corrections: (646) 248-1000
Legal Department: (646) 248-1155
Inmate Information: (718) 546-0700
Attorney Passes: (646) 248-1155
Records Access Officer: (646) 248-1414

Riker's Island

Riker's Island Control Room: (718) 546-4521

Riker's Island Security
16-16 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-1560

New York City Correctional Institution for Men
10-10 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-5700

New York City Adolescent Reception & Detention Center
11-11 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-6950

Anna M. Kross Center
18-18 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-3550

Eric M. Taylor Center
10-10 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-5750

James A. Thomas Center
14-14 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-5300

George Motchan Detention Center
15-15 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-4550

George R. Vierno Center
09-09 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-2107

North Infirmary Command
15-10 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-1150

Otis Bantum Correctional Center
16-00 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-6449

Rose M. Singer Center (women's jail)
19-19 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-7450

Transportation Division
17-17 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-1348

Vernon C. Bain Center
1 Halleck Street
Bronx, NY 10474
(718) 579-8315

West Facility
16-06 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-4150

New York City Borough Jails

Brooklyn Detention Complex
275 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 797-8315

Brooklyn Correction Facility
136 Flushing Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205
Temporarily Closed

Bronx Detention Complex
653 River Avenue
Bronx, NY 10451
(718) 579-4315

Queens Detention Complex
126-02 82nd Street
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
(718) 575-5312

Detention Complex
125 White Street
New York, NY 10013
(212) 225-7313

Directions To Riker's Island

Bus: In Queens, you can get Q101R at Bridge Plaza South ( Queens Plaza ) and 28 Street in Long Island City , which will get you to the Riker's Island Visit Center . In Manhattan , you can find Q101 at East 59th Street and Second Avenue . You will need to transfer at the entrance to the Riker's Island to the Q101R bus in order to cross the bridge to the Riker's Island Visit Center .

Train: No train goes to Riker's Island .

Car: Take the Grand Central Parkway going East. Exit at Astoria Blvd. bear left and go straight on 23rd Avenue to 82nd Street . Left on 82nd Street to 81st Street . Right on 81st Street. The name changes to 19th Avenue . Go to the first traffic light and turn right onto Hazen Street . Leave your car in the parking lot and take the Q101R bus to get to the Riker's Island Visit center.