It was a mistake. The whole plan was a mistake. They are years late, billions over budget. I would say scrap the county county jails, Build new jails on Rikers island, provide ferry and bus transportation for people from the other boroughs to visit on Rikers island. and then use the existing four sites for commercial residential. But you cannot close Rikers on 2027 because there's no place to put the people. Unless you're going to release 7,000 people. (1:16:43–1:16:55)
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Proposes building new jails on Rikers Island and providing transportation for visitors.
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