I stayed here from 06 to 07 and forgot to leave a review…read more 1. Let me begin by saying everything is free and they never ask for a tip. Most of the hotels I've stayed in pretty much expect tips and the food is always a bit overpriced- not at Rikers. You can pay extra for "commissary" which is basically junk food and extra toiletries. 2. My vacation started at 100 centre street after two gentlemen and the court system as a whole, decided I should quit my gainful-tax paying lifestyle and spend a few years in the care of the correction institution of NY. Apparently, using prescription medication without a prescription warrants this. I was chained to another fine vacationer and we were swiftly taken by bus to Rike's. I give the bus experience 4 stars for value (it was free) but 1 star for the unfriendly staff. 3. Surprisingly great water pressure and shower temperature. 4. Very roomy and yet cosy cots. 5. The bread (served at every meal time) must be some type of local artisanal or ethnically appropriate recipe because it's unlike most store bought bread or any I've tasted previously. 6. The rest of the food is normal pseudo-American fair, pasta, beans and rice, etc. nothing to write about really. 7. Book selection for reading is average and I got a lot of reading done. 8. They have card games and chess/checkers, dominos etc for entertaining times with your new found friends. 9. Staff. The staff need retraining in customer service based duties. Especially the white shirted "captains". Not sure what they believe to be a captain of...but it sure isn't making the customers feel welcome. They often curse wear frowny faced scowls....it just generally seems like they don't want to work there. Every now and then (if your lucky) you'll get to see a Broadway type performance art piece featuring a neo-modern take on the classic Ninja Turtles. They come out yelling and cursing and telling everyone to lay face down on the floor....oh boy it's exciting!!! They prefer Donatellos character though using the culturally appropriate Bo or long stick type weapon. As a side note, I'd really like to see more variety in the characters played and such different weapons. All in all if a cultural diverse, but gender specific, lots of free time vacation is your thing (and by that I mean non-Anglo Caucasian) I'd say you'll love it.

Everything..... The staff is unprofessional and the food is so bad that a dog won't even eat…read moreit..... They won't let you have personal clothes, yet they give you used jumpers that are to last for your entire time there.... Your locked up 23 hours a day and for the hour you do get, you spend it on the unit because they always give the excuse that they don't have enough staff to take you outside..... It's hot in the summer and super cold in the winter.... I became suicidal because of it all and u definitely don't recommend anyone to go there at all , so please stay home out of trouble and whatever you do try not to get yourself locked up !!!!!'n

They stink. Real prima donnas. They do not respond to emergencies and tell you to go home and wait.read more

This precinct is in charge of some of the nicer areas of the northeast Bronx but this has to be one…read moreof the worst precincts in the Bronx. They never solve crimes and unless its murder its considered petty and just shelfed. They will make you do police reports making you think something will be done but if you never call them you will never ever hear from them. They do more harm than good by botching evidence , stalling and running out the clock and divulging private information. By the time they are done you wont be able to do anything with your case and you would have been better off without them. The detective they assigned to me said they had better things to do, closed the case with leads not contacted and the leads they contacted they told all my private biz and the neighbor stopped talking to me. My family and I have filed about 10 reports in the past five years. Zero were solved and only in 2/10 was there even a follow up after the initial report. I highly suggest people forming neighborhood watches, have security cams and look out for each other. These cops have no interest in protecting and serving . They are collecting checks and counting the days to retirement. Stay safe or at least as safe as you can be if this is your precinct

NYPD 19th Precinct My apartment complex is being protected…read moreby the 19th Precinct of NYPD. When I know they are around I feel secure. We have well over 1400 apartments in Four High Rise buildings. There's definitely multi resident in apartments or you couldn't afford the two bedroom. With the current economy crime may be on the rise but the data shows it's way down in NYC. I'm not sure about my neighborhood so I'm glad NYPD is showing their presence.

While in the area I found someone's ID on the ground and returned it here. The officer I spoke with…read moreinside was courteous and thanked me for dropping it off. Hopefully, that person's ID was returned to them. The 19th Precinct serves the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The precinct is one of the most densely populated residential areas in Manhattan. The southern part of the precinct has a large commercial area and features Madison, Lexington, and 3rd Avenues, which are well known for their shopping and assorted businesses. I back the blue as I know they don't have an easy job nowadays, especially with the city politics getting involved

The worst place to come ever. Everyone is so disgustingly rude!! You get no assistance even when…read moreasked for it. I just sat for 5 hours for a budget letter because I didn't know where to go. I was told multiple times to just go sit down! How many times do we have to complain to be treated better ? They rage bait people then laugh when people get upset and then call the cops on them.. the men just want to talk to girls all day and the woman are rude !!! Someone needs to shut that place down

Theee most disgusting customer service I've ever received an at a government office??? This is…read moreunacceptable the rude bitter old lady in the green pants and black bob that wouldn't help me...I hope you get everything you deserve.

Been at worse places. The other prisoners were kind and the cops were friendly. The building is a…read morelandmark which was cool but I think it has asbestos. Would get arrested here again.

Police here are widely unhelpful. They are burnt out and uninterested in any crime. If you report a…read morecrime they will tell you "thats the bronx" and then tell you to have a nice day. Help will not come if your in trouble so get your affairs in order before its too late smh

Amazing and funny people work in this precinct! This officers love their community and I met…read moreDetectives and the commanding officer Wilson Aramboles a great an inspiring person. Thanks for your services NYPD, and thanks for keeping us safe!

The 43rd police department over used their power of being apart of NYPD…read more a dog was rescued from someone that had left their dog tied up outside (they actually gave the dog up face to face as well) & they went and switched everything around & said we stole the dog when we actually didnt. this dog was microchipped but not Registered with an owner, so we called the company and they advised if we wanted to keep the ABANDON dog we would need to put our information on the microchip & we did and they said we are set!, the people actually unregistered their selfs from the dogs microchip 3 MONTHS PRIOR. The people has a family member in the 43rd police department which will be the in a higher rank of officers & they searched up my number & sent a male officer & a female officer to my house and they forcefully took the scared dog & pulled him by his front paws & dragged him towards the front door & the dog was given to previous owner & Dog jumped back & ran back to us to hide. after the dog ran back to me and the female officer forcefully grabbed my dog she proceeds to command the previous owners to come inside without consent & Take the dog. THE 2 OFFICERS WAS ALSO ASKED TO SCAN THE DOG FOR MICROCHIP & THEY SAID WE DONT NEED TO.

Thanks for helping my friend finding my friend. Who told me he wanted to hurt himself because I…read moretook it serious and I showed you the text messages. Thank you. You guys worked really hard and I told you guys. Thank you so much for that. I really appreciate it, but he's Dominican. And that's the Pope's guards. I'm telling you, Michael Angelo designed their uniforms and you don't see my TV. Do you they look like court? Gestures in the colors of Mardi Gras lent kind of funny. Well then, Joanne asked Michael Angelo an artist to design it.Alright cause it's kind of fucking funny

Four Stars because there's always room for improvement. I've been living back in NYC for 17 years…read more During this time I've seen a big improvement in the attitude of our police. The new recruits are friendly, helpful and not intimidating as in the past. I had a couple bad experiences about 10-15 years ago. Now when I ask for information I'm assisted. It's like when you teach a child the policeman is your friend. I wasn't raised that way. I was taught to be afraid of them. I'd be locked up. I still have a fear of imprisonment. Thus my name FreeBird. I try my best to keep the law because of my fear. I thank the police every chance I get these days. We lost 9 to suicide this year. I'm grateful every day that they take the job. They are so very very underpaid! Thank you NYPD. My heart and prayers go with you.

Update* This week…read moreother events occured regarding the case I was involved in and I just want to say that Officer Mazzella was extremely professional, helpful and courteous. I am so grateful for him and couldn't thank him enough. Its only fair that I update this review to reflect what a wonderful officer this guy is.. you can tell he ENJOYS doing his job which we don't see very often. Officer Mazzella if you read this THANK YOU AGAIN.

I love this precinct. Sergeant Murphy is a bald cutie. His mustashe will leave you mesmerizedread more