Facilities Overview

The Department provides for the care and custody of people ordered held by the courts and awaiting trial or who are convicted and sentenced to one year or less of jail time.

For more information on the city’s Borough Based Jails plan, please visit the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice website, HERE.

 
NYC Correction Department Facilities

Eric M. Taylor Center (EMTC)
10-10 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
This facility, which was built in 1964 and expanded in 1973, houses males. The facility, previously designated the Correctional Institution for Men, was renamed on July 14, 2000, in honor of retired Chief of Department Eric M. Taylor.

George R. Vierno Center (GRVC)
09-09 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
Opened in 1991 and was named after a former Chief of Department and Acting Commissioner. GRVC was expanded in 1993. The facility houses detained and sentenced male adults.

North Infirmary Command (NIC)
15-00 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
This facility consists of two separate buildings, one of them being the original Rikers Island Hospital built in 1932. It houses people in custody with acute medical conditions who require infirmary care or have a disability that requires housing that is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. NIC also houses some general population detainees.

Otis Bantum Correctional Center (OBCC)
16-00 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
Opened in June 1985, it was completed in less than 15 months using modern design and construction methods. OBCC has dormitory and cell housing. The jail was named for its second Warden. OBCC houses male adults.

Robert N. Davoren Center (RNDC)
11-11 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
Opened in 1972, the jail was formally dedicated the Robert N. Davoren Center in May 2006 in honor of a former Chief of Department. RNDC primarily houses detained and sentenced males and young adults.

Rose M. Singer Center (RMSC)
19-19 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
Opened in June 1988, RMSC is an 800-bed facility for female detainees and sentenced women in custody. Subsequent additional modular housing was added. In 1985, the Department’s  first nursery was born, featuring a 25-bed baby nursery. RMSC was named after an original member of the New York City Board of Correction.

RESH (RMSC Enhanced Supervised Housing)
19-19 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
RMSC also holds a separate command known as RESH (RMSC Enhanced Supervised Housing). RESH currently houses male detainees in restrictive housing. Enhanced supervision units are reserved for individuals who have been found guilty of disciplinary charges while in custody.

West Facility (WF)
16-06 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
Opened in the fall of 1991, WF was constructed of ‘sprungs’ - rigid aluminum-framed structures covered by a heavy-duty plastic fabric. The facility includes single-cell units, some of which make up the Department's Communicable Disease Unit (CDU). Other cells house detainees separate and apart from the CDU.

Hospital Units

The Department also maintains secure facilities in City hospitals:
 
Elmhurst Hosptial Prison Ward (EHPW)
79-01 Broadway
Queens, NY 11370
Public Transportation: Take 7 train to 74 Street and Broadway or E, M or R trains to Elmhurst Avenue.
 
Bellevue Hospital Prison Ward (BHPW) 
462 1st Avenue
New York, NY 10016

Other Correction Department Locations

George Motchan Detention Center (GMDC)
15-15 Hazen Street 
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
Originally opened in 1971 as the Correctional Institution for Women, the jail became a male detention center with the 1988 opening of the Rose M. Singer Center for women and was renamed in memory of a 17-year veteran Correction Officer fatally shot in the line of duty. GMDC closed in 2018 and is no longer used to house people in custody. GMDC is currently used as a Training Academy annex and its former visit house as a wellness center for DOC staff.

Benjamin Ward Visit Center
18-31 Hazen Street  
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
The Benjamin Ward Visit Center serves the various jail facilities on Riker's Island. All visitors must coordinate their visits through the Benjamin Ward Visit Center.

Anna M. Kross Center (AMKC)
18-18 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
Completed in 1978, and named for DOC's second female commissioner, AMKC formerly housed detained and sentenced male adults in a facility spread over 40 acres. 

Correction Academy
Rentar Plaza
66-26 Metropolitan Ave.
Middle Village
Public Transportation: Take the J train to Myrtle Avenue transfer to the M train and take the M to Middle Village- Metropolitan Avenue. Once you are off the train head East.

Bulova Building- DOC Headquarters
75-20 Astoria Blvd.
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
Public Transportation: Take the E Train to Jackson Heights, walk to Victor Moore terminal and catch the Q47 to Marine Air Terminal A. Get off at 77st/25th ave and walk to the Bulova building.

Directions to Rikers Island

By Bus: Take either the MTA Q101 or Q100 to Rikers Island. The Q101 originates in Manhattan, at East 59th Street and Second Avenue. It will take you to Hazen Street and 19th Avenue in Queens, which is the entrance to Rikers Island. You will have to transfer here to the Q100 bus to travel over the Rikers Island Bridge to the Rikers Island Visit Center.

The Q100 originates on Jackson Av at 42 Road and continues to the Rikers Island Visit Center. Consult the MTA for schedules.

By Car: Parking is very limited. Public transportation is the best option. From the Bronx or Manhattan, take the Triboro Bridge to Queens eastbound along the Grand Central Parkway. Exit at Astoria Boulevard, bear left and go straight on 23rd Avenue (just after Grand Central Parkway entrance ramp) to 82nd Street. Left on 82nd Street to 81st Street. Right on 81st Street (name changes to 19th Avenue) to the first traffic light. This is Hazen Street. Right on Hazen to Rikers Island parking lot.

Note: After exiting at Astoria Boulevard, all distances traveling thereafter are very short.

From Brooklyn or Staten Island, take the BQE toward Queens and follow directions above for traveling on Astoria Boulevard.