Yeah, so our plan, safer for all, would end street homelessness for people with serious mental illness in New York City. I know that's a big promise, but we can actually do it. We dug in and looked. There's about 2,000 people in the city that are either unsheltered, sleeping on the street with serious mental illness. or at Rikers or in a hospital, but when they come out, they probably will be. So we're talking about 4,000 people, even fewer than that. You know, we think about 2,000 people. (11:25–11:32)
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