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Eric Adams: “What does it mean to empty out Rikers Island, 3,000…”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Final thoughts from Mayor Eric Adams as his term ends | The Point Full Episode 12.21.25

Published | Video Starts at 15:28

What does that really mean? People are not going to like that. I'm sorry, the New Yorkers are not going to like that. Without a doubt, they're not. And What does it mean to empty out Rikers Island, 3,000 dangerous inmates and go back to the communities that they preyed on? What does that really mean? What does it mean disbanding SRG, the organization that went into three, the unit that went into 345 Park Avenue to make sure that that shooter was apprehended. (15:28–15:36)

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Questions the impact of releasing 3,000 inmates from Rikers Island.

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